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Where Appeals Begin

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I remember listening to Justice Frank Cleckley of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, my professor for Evidence, open his first lecture with a discussion of Federal Rule of Evidence 103. As a young law student, I was...more

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5 Issues for Every Trial Lawyer, From the Appellate Perspective

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Trying to win cases is hard enough, but one thing to think about is that a case may not end at trial. There may be an appeal. And when there is an appeal, what happened at trial will be critical....more

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Navigating Federal Tort Claims on a National Scale | Tom Jacob | Texas Appellate Law Podcast

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Suing the federal government can be a daunting task. In this episode, Todd Smith and Jody Sanders sit down with Tom Jacob, a partner at National Trial Law in Austin, Texas, to discuss the intricacies of litigating cases under...more

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A Longtime Trial Judge’s View from the Appellate Bench | Justice Gisela Triana | Texas Appellate Law Podcast

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Few Texas judges have seen the courtroom from as many perspectives as Third Court of Appeals Justice Gisela Triana. From a practitioner, to a municipal judge, to a trial court judge on various benches, Justice Triana has...more

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Asking for Oral Argument in the U.S. Courts of Appeals

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In many federal courts of appeals, the statement on oral argument occupies a prime position in a brief. It is often the first substantive statement a judge reads. Yet so few advocates use this valuable “real estate” to...more

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Properly Joining in an Appellate Brief Filed in a Separate Appeal

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We previously posted on Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 28(i), which is the rule governing the adoption of part or all of another’s brief. We initially looked at decisions addressing the burden on a party to...more

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Trial Lawyers, Don't Lose Your Appeal

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September 6, 2022 Every appellate attorney’s dream is a well-developed record on appeal without any unpreserved errors. But that is not always possible. The recent amendment to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.530(a), issued...more

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Enjoy With A Glass Of Lemonade: Court Of Appeals Summer Appellate Seminar

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COVID-19 interrupted the plans of many North Carolina law students. In-person classes (Cancelled). Students (Sent home). Summer internships (Postponed, shortened, or cancelled). In the midst of these upheavals, the...more

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COVID-19: Update on Managing Civil Litigation During Coronavirus Shutdown

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As we previously observed, the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has created substantial disruption and uncertainty with respect to civil litigation management. Since we last reported on March 19, 2020, federal and...more

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