A Crash Course in Appeals: Appellate Basics for the General Practitioner

Co-Chairs of the Stevens & Lee Appellate Litigation Group, the Hon. Thomas I. Vanaskie and Karl S. Myers, joined for this event by the Hon. Victor P. Stabile, Judge of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania, will present the seminar “A Crash Course in Appeals: Appellate Basics for the General Practitioner” hosted by the Lancaster Bar Association in Lancaster, PA, on September 3, 2025, at 12 p.m. ET. The program is accredited for 1 Substantive CLE Credit and lunch will be served prior.

The presenters will explore the basic structure of Pennsylvania’s state and federal appellate courts, general principles of appellate jurisdiction and process, and tips and tricks for briefing, argument and decision-making by the appellate courts.

The Hon. Thomas I. Vanaskie is a former Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. 

Karl Myers is a leading Pennsylvania appellate lawyer with two decades of experience arguing and briefing various high-profile, precedent-setting cases before the appellate courts of Pennsylvania and other jurisdictions. 

The Hon. Victor P. Stabile has been serving as a Judge to the Superior Court of Pennsylvania since 2014. Earlier in his career, he was in private practice in the area of complex commercial and businesses litigation for more than 20 years and, prior to that time, served as Deputy Attorney General in the trial division of the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General.