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How to Litigate a Constitutional Case and Oral Argument Tips from the Top
How to Litigate a Constitutional Case and Oral Argument Tips from the Top
Wednesday, October 23 | 1:30 – 4:45 p.m.
1.0 Ethics & 2.0 General CLE Credits – CLE #2019-018
Registration fee: $115
Featuring: Joel Oster, The Comedian of Law
How to Litigate a Constitutional Case
Constitutional litigation is a rewarding practice. Constitutional rights are some of the most cherished and valued rights people possess. And when those rights have been denied, people often feel like the system is crashing around them. This class will walk you through the steps of successfully bringing a constitutional claim. This includes what kind of case you can bring, where you can file the case, the mechanics of standing, the complaint, summary judgment, appellate issues, and most importantly, getting fees paid.
Oral Argument – Tips from the Top
The notecard shuffle. Litigation for Dummies. Mooting for meaning. These, and many more, are oral argument tips from the top. This class looks at the oral argument styles of the best advocators in the business, including such Supreme Court stalwarts as Paul Clement, Walter Dellinger and the Chief Justice himself. We will see what makes these top talkers so effective. Learn how they prepare and listen as they put their tips to practice before the Supreme Court. In addition, this class will include the ever popular, and equally cringe-worthy, segment on Bench Slaps. You don’t want to experience one personally. But when it happens to someone else, well, we just can’t look away! We will see how these oral argument tips would have helped attorneys avoid the dreaded bench-slap. This session includes 1 hour of ethics as we cover the professional, and the not-so-professional, approaches to oral argument.
Joel Oster, Comedian of Law
Joel Oster, Esq.,
Joel is a seasoned litigator and regular speaker to attorneys and non-attorneys alike. He currently is in private practice in Kansas City, specializing in constitutional litigation, campaign finance, sports law and appellate advocacy. He previously served as senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom at its Kansas City Regional Service Center. While at ADF, he was counsel for the Town of Greece, New York in the landmark case Galloway v. Greece. Joel argued the case before the United States District Court for the Western District of New York and the Second Circuit, and was part of the legal team presenting the case to the U.S. Supreme Court where they successfully defended the Town against a challenge to its practice of opening its sessions with an invocation.
Oster regularly litigates First Amendment issues. As lead counsel in Freedom from Religion Foundation v. Obama, Oster skillfully defended the constitutionality of the National Day of Prayer against an Establishment Clause challenge. Before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, he successfully defended the right of an organization to have a pro-life specialty license plate in Missouri in Roach v. Stouffer. In Wigg v. Sioux Falls School District, he successful represented an elementary school teacher in obtaining equal access to school facilities after contract time after she was denied that right based on the viewpoint of her speech. In addition, Oster has defended various churches based on the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, against discriminatory zoning codes and regulations. Oster also has defended various individuals, corporations, and political committees against discriminatory and unconstitutional campaign finance regulations.
Joel has also spoken to thousands of attorneys across the United States and has learned from their successful and unsuccessful legal practices. Joel brings this practical perspective to all his seminars.
Oster earned his J.D. in 1997 from the University Of Kansas School Of Law. Oster is admitted to the bar in Kansas, Missouri, Florida, and numerous federal courts.
Joel is a seasoned litigator and regular speaker to attorneys and non-attorneys alike. He currently is in private practice in Kansas City, specializing in constitutional litigation, campaign finance, sports law and appellate advocacy.
