LBLS Adds Appellate Practice Specialty An amendment to the LSBA’s Plan of Legal Specialization to add a new specialization certification in appellate practice was approved by the Louisiana Supreme Court. An Appellate Practice Advisory Commission has been appointed and is currently working on implementing the specialty. The Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization (LBLS) anticipates accepting applications for certification in Appellate Practice in 2016. A copy of the amended Plan of Legal Specialization and the Appellate Practice Standards may be downloaded from the LBLS website at https://www.lascmcle.org/specialization. For more information or if you are interested in applying for this certification, email LBLS Executive Director Barbara M. Shafranski, barbara.shafranski@lsba.org.