Program Details
2026-10-20 12:00:00
Over 1,000+ webinars
Course Overview
2026-10-20 12:00:00
2h CLE Credits
Intermediate
2
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ESTThis session gives civil practitioners a working framework for halting an adverse order before it takes effect, from the district court’s automatic stay window through an emergency application to the Circuit Justice. Attorneys will learn how courts actually weight the four Nken factors, when a motion must be made below before a court of appeals will hear it, and how to assemble an irreparable-harm record fast enough to survive the timing objections that defeat most emergency motions. Drawing on his experience litigating emergency and extraordinary relief in the Second, Ninth, and D.C. Circuits, Michel Paradis walks through the drafting, filing, and escalation decisions that determine whether a stay issues. Attendees leave with a filing sequence and a motion checklist they can deploy under deadline pressure in any federal circuit
Michel Paradis 1:10 pm - 2:10 pm ESTThis session maps the paths to appellate review when no final judgment exists and the client cannot wait for one. Attorneys will learn how the Cheney and Bauman standards are actually applied to mandamus petitions, which categories of rulings courts have proven willing to correct by writ, and how to choose among § 1292(b) certification, Rule 23(f), Rule 54(b), and the collateral order doctrine when more than one route is arguably available. Michel Paradis — who won In re Al-Nashiri in the D.C. Circuit, a mandamus petition that vacated five years of proceedings — walks through petition drafting, respondent designation, and the preservation traps that quietly forfeit immediate review. Attendees leave with a route-selection decision tree and a petition checklist usable in any federal circuit.
Michel ParadisMichel Paradis is a seasoned litigator with extensive experience in appellate litigation, technology law, and international and national security law. Over a distinguished career spanning more than two decades, he has led numerous high-profile cases across state, federal, and foreign courts, and is recognized as a formidable appellate advocate who has handled every appellate posture—petitions for review, habeas corpus actions, extraordinary writs, and petitions for certiorari. Holding a doctorate from Oxford where he did pioneering work on large language models, Michel brings a rare, dual fluency to the intersection of law and artificial intelligence—translating the law for those focused on the technology, and the technology for those focused on the law.
Michel Paradis is a seasoned litigator with extensive experience in appellate litigation, technology law, and international and national security law. Over a distinguished career spanning more than two decades, he has led numerous high-profile cases across state, federal, and foreign courts, and is recognized as a formidable appellate advocate who has handled every appellate posture—petitions for review, habeas corpus actions, extraordinary writs, and petitions for certiorari. Holding a doctorate from Oxford where he did pioneering work on large language models, Michel brings a rare, dual fluency to the intersection of law and artificial intelligence—translating the law for those focused on the technology, and the technology for those focused on the law.
Requirements
The Alabama State Bar MCLE Commission requires attorneys to complete 12 credits, including 1 ethics, by December 31 of each year. All credits must be reported by February 15 of the following year. A maximum of 12 credits, including 1 ethics credit, may be carried over for 1 year only.
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