Sentences with phrase «effective appellate advocacy»

Our Utah and Nevada attorneys understand that effective appellate advocacy is about careful issue selection, understanding the applicable standards of review, and having the ability to communicate and persuade through the written word.

Effective appellate advocacy requires a different set of skills than trial court litigation.

Narrowing the issues on appeal, according to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, is the «hallmark of effective appellate advocacy.»

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Enjoy this quote: «Responsible (not to mention, effective) appellate advocacy requires confronting serious potential obstacles, not burying one's head in the sand to them, be there potentially controlling adverse authorities or problematic portions of the record.

Digital books, with links to cases, videos, citation exercises, and other instructional material, like the digital textbook described by Professor Donahoe, may also be very effective.219 Beyond writing classes, digital technology may be very useful in other applied learning courses that teach, for instance, trial advocacy, appellate advocacy, negotiation, lawyering skills, and ethics.

In a series of interviews with legal writing expert Bryan Garner, Supreme Court Justices affirmed the importance of briefs to the appellate process and the need for lawyers to write clearly.7 In a recent study, Judge Richard Posner found that judges view writing as equally if not more important than oral advocacy.8 Continuing legal education programs offered by state bar associations frequently address the need for effective legal writing.9 No one disputes that lawyers should write well.10

Appellate Advocacy Led by name partner Kathleen M. Sullivan (former Harvard Law School Professor and Dean of Stanford Law School) this program focuses on mastering the skills — both written and oral — that are needed to be an effective appellate advocate.