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1w ago
The preliminary statement, or introduction, is among the most critical parts of a brief. Indeed, the preliminary statement affords you the opportunity to concisely and persuasively explain why you should win, and thus make an excellent first impression on the ..read more
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2w ago
The controversy surrounding Judge Pauline Newman of the Federal Circuit raises an interesting question for appellate advocates. Judge Newman, age 95 and appointed by President Reagan in 1984, was asked to step down by the circuit’s chief judge but declined ..read more
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3w ago
On Tuesday, May 2, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit amended its local rules to create a uniform filing deadline of 5 pm eastern time. Robert recently posted about the change. The Third Circuit gives several ..read more
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1M ago
I was recently discussing persuasive writing with an appellate attorney, and he mentioned how important he believed the “introduction” section of the brief was. He wasn’t talking about an introductory paragraph to the argument; he meant an entirely independent, stand-alone ..read more
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1M ago
Recently I traveled to a neighboring state to talk to state appellate judges about maximizing their law clerks' experience. This invitation stemmed in part from my recent book, The Short & Happy Guide to Judicial Clerkships. While that book largely ..read more
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1M ago
On Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit adopted a rule that requires filings be submitted by 5 pm on the due date, rather than any time before midnight that day as part of an effort to ..read more
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1M ago
The journal, Legal Communication and Rhetoric: JALWD, (formerly the Journal of the Association of Legal Writing Directors) will publish its twentieth volume this year. The journal has this mission statement: The journal is dedicated to encouraging and publishing scholarship (1 ..read more
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1M ago
Each week, the Appellate Advocacy Blog Weekly Roundup presents a few tidbits of news and Twitter posts from the past week concerning appellate advocacy. As always, if you see something during the week that you think we should be sure ..read more
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1M ago
Justice Kagan's opinions are such target-rich environments for good techniques that I keep coming back. A few more I noticed in the past couple of weeks: 18. Change the grammatical structure mid-stream. Rhetoriticians call this technique “anacolouthon” (from the Greek ..read more