Trial Preparation, Trial Practice Guidance, Appellate Courts

Where Appeals Begin

Chartwell Law on 2/27/2025

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

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

Butler Snow LLP on 3/14/2024

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

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

Butler Snow LLP on 11/2/2023

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

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

Carlton Fields on 10/9/2023

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

The Adoption of Proposed Orders Verbatim: Avoiding Reversible Error

Carlton Fields on 8/15/2023

In nearly all areas of the law, the parties’ submission of proposed orders to the trial court is a ubiquitous and long-standing practice. And for nearly just as long, the judiciary has recognized the significant due process...more

Voluntary Disclosure of a Communication with Counsel: The CT Appellate Court Recognizes “Subject Matter” Waiver

Pullman & Comley, LLC on 7/5/2022

Accordingly, we hold that the voluntary disclosure of a privileged attorney-client communication constitutes a waiver of the privilege as to all other communications concerning the same subject matter when the trial court...more