On November 15 at the Union Club in Chicago, I'll have the pleasure of joining the members of the Appellate Lawyers Association and the South Asian Bar Association of Chicago for a discussion of the data analytics revolution as it applies to appellate law – "Patterns and Practice: How Analyzing the Illinois Supreme Court Can Boost Your Appeals." From the event announcement:
Please join us for an innovative exploration of data analytics and how it can enhance your appellate practice. Kirk C. Jenkins, chair of the Appellate Task Force at Sedgwick LLP, has created an analytic database that includes roughly 275,000 data points from decisions handed down by the Illinois Supreme Court between 1990 and 2016. Drawing on that robust analytic framework, Mr. Jenkins will share insights on and explore topics such as whether one can predict a case's result by counting the questions at oral argument; which justices most often vote together and on what areas of law; and whether the Court (as well as individual justices) more often votes to reverse Appellate Court wins by plaintiffs or defendants. A regular practitioner in California, Mr. Jenkins also will address distinctions between that state's highest court and the Illinois Supreme Court.
Mr. Jenkins has exclusively practiced appellate litigation for more than 20 years. He has served as lead counsel in over 200 appeals in state and federal courts across the nation and recently was elected a Fellow in the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers, an organization whose members have demonstrated the highest skill level and integrity in the practice of appellate law.
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