Effective Appellate Advocacy: Brief Writing and Oral Argument (American Casebook Series)

Text is designed to be helpful particularly to lawyers inexperienced in appellate advocacy. The analysis begins with an overview of appellate procedure and then examines the concept of persuasion. Explores the constructs of solid brief writing and oral argument, and provides exercises in preparing a persuasive document as well as an effective and convincing oral argument. Coverage includes: the decision to appeal, technicalities of the appeal, a primer on persuasion, preparation and writing the opening brief, appellee and reply briefs, preliminary considerations before argument, preparation for and presentation of the oral argument, post-argument memoranda, and briefs and petitions for rehearing.