Margaret Heinen

Margaret Heinen is the 2016-17 Section chair for the Appellate Practice Section. She is a senior staff attorney with The Appellate Division of the Georgia Public Defender Council and exclusively handles direct appeals from criminal cases in Georgia superior courts.
Margaret Heinen

From the Chair

by Margaret Heinen

From the Chair By Margaret Heinen It is my pleasure to welcome everyone to the Appellate Practice Section this year. Since this Section was established, it has flourished. The Appellate Practice Section comprises over 480 attorneys who handle appeals in state and federal courts. There are still attorneys whose practices involve appeals but who are Read more about From the Chair[…]

Margaret Heinen

Joint Appellate Practice Meeting: A Review of SCOTUS Health Law Decisions

by Margaret Heinen

by Margaret Heinen In Aug. 25, 2016, the Appellate Practice Section and Health Law Section co-sponsored a Supreme Court Roundup led by appellate experts Erin Fuse Brown and Merritt E. McAlister. The turnout was good; members of both sections filled a conference room at King & Spalding in Atlanta. The program was also available by webcast Read more about Joint Appellate Practice Meeting: A Review of SCOTUS Health Law Decisions[…]

The Appellate Review | Fall 2016

by Margaret Heinen

Interpretations of Georgia’s New Evidence Code – Hearsay and Character Evidence
2016 AJEI Summit for Appellate Judges, Lawyers, and Staff Attorneys – Nov. 10-13, Philadelphia
The Life Cycle of Precedent in the Court of Appeals: Part I
Open Chambers: Concurrences and Dissents
Book Briefs: The Chicago Guide to Grammar, Usage, and Punctuation
Reversed. Now what?
Rule Changes in the Court of Appeals: An Update
Joint Appellate Practice Meeting: A Review of SCOTUS Health Law Decisions