Sentences with phrase «with appellate briefs»

If you don't have a lot of experience with appellate briefs, or can't objectively identify the best arguments for your motions, it might be wise to hire someone who is experienced and impartial.

Not exact matches

Our allies in the school choice movement have rallied to the cause magnificently, offering to help with amicus briefs at both the trial and appellate levels, and organizing support for the program and its defense.

Starting December 1, lawyers filing briefs with the Texas Supreme Court, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and the state's 14 intermediate appellate courts must contend with a new rule that limits the filings by the number of words.

I have filed over 65 appellate briefs at the 5fth Circuit, with four victories,» he said.

Long and Christensen found no statistically significant correlation between readability and outcome in the briefs in their study.129 For federal appellate court briefs and state supreme court briefs, the only variable with a statistically significant correlation to reversal was jurisdiction, which is not surprising because state cases have higher reversal rates than federal cases.

A while back I had a conversation with an experienced lawyer, about font choices in appellate briefs, and this experienced lawyer tried to tell me that changing fonts was a bad idea.

During the appeal, the trial attorney will brain storm the appeal with her appellate supervisor, do legal research, write the opening and reply briefs, and argue the case before the appellate courts.

Second, lawyers often face considerable time pressure while writing; hence they are satisfied with pleadings and appellate briefs that are clear, grammatically correct, and reasonably concise.

All of my briefs, basically everything I file with the appellate courts, will go through WordRake and PerfectIt before they get filed.

Law clerk will (1) have direct client contact beginning with some initial interviews; (2) share responsibility for creating complete client files; (3) draft pleadings, memoranda, and appellate briefs; (4) attend hearings as an observer; and (5) perform other duties as assigned.

She routinely drafts or assists with drafting motions to dismiss, discovery motions, motions for summary judgment, Daubert motions, motions in limine, trial briefs, jury instructions, and appellate briefs.

For example, Kenneth Chestek found that judges, law clerks, and practicing lawyers rated sample briefs with strong narrative components as more persuasive than sample briefs without strong narrative components.13 Sean Flammer found that judges rated sample briefs as more persuasive when they were written in plain language rather than in legalese.14 Similarly, Robert Benson and Joan Kessler found that appellate judges and their law clerks preferred briefs written in plain language rather than in legalese.15 Finally, Joseph Kimble and Steve Harrington found that judges and attorneys preferred plain language over legalese.16 These studies, however, measure only the judges» and lawyers» stated preferences for particular styles of writing.

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

That experience, combined with GMSR's outside - the - box thinking and persuasive writing, ensures appellate briefs that present its clients» case in the strongest light possible.

The firm's lawyers are team players, collaborating with trial counsel at any level from legal strategy to writing or editing trial court motions and appellate briefs.

Even though Jones Day lost many of its appellate attorneys to federal government practice this term, it still led the way with fourteen amicus briefs as the firm of record.

And he is actively involved with preparing appellate briefs and arguments, both as a litigant and as an amicus.

• Developed and maintained program for responding to daily incoming Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board town and city petitions • Drafted, reviewed, and edited briefs and legal memoranda in a variety of areas including adverse possession, destruction of employee personal records, domiciles, and personal property taxation • Performed legal research and wrote memoranda on incorporation, mergers and acquisitions and other corporate legal issues • Organized and maintained corporation filing documents and corporate minute books to maintain compliance with state law • Assisted in production and document review of Supreme Judicial Court appellate documents

Moreover, unlike the fall course, this spring offering will not involve real judges (in the fall course, students» briefs and oral arguments are assessed by real appellate judges, who meet with students).

Now Counsel Network freelance lawyers can assist you with all stages of the appellate process, including supervising an appellate services provider's work compiling and organizing the record; researching the legal issues; drafting the opening and reply briefs (or, if you represent the respondent, drafting the opposition brief); engaging in appellate motion practice; and presenting oral argument.