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March 2010
February 2010
- Quips About Legal Writing in Appeals
- The Buzz About Lawyering and Google Mail
- Texas Appellate Judicial Survey
January 2010
- Chief Justice Roberts's Judicial Writing
- The Importance of the Appellate Brief
- The Right Tone
- Tips From the Top | Justice Roberts on Briefs and Argument
- Ripped from the Headlines | Another Appellate Re-Write
- Persuasive Practice Types
- The Appellate Lawyer as Sartorialist
- Judge Orders Lawyers to Write Well
- The Supremacy of Facts in Appeals
December 2009
- Vanegas: Court Upholds Employee Bonuses for Performance
- Camacho: Tx Supreme Court Tosses Out Expert and $14 Million Verdict
- An In-House and Outside Counsel Survey
- Rodriguez: Fair Warning to Plaintiffs' Lawyers
- Why All the Legalese?
- The Real Costs of an Appeal: Preparation
November 2009
- Issue-Framing: The Upshot of the Appeal
- An Appellate Rewrite
- Oral Argument: The Paradox of Simplicity
- Trial Lawyers and Appellate Writing
- Texas: Med-Mal Reports on the Table
- Lynn Stewart's Conviction Upheld
- YouTube: Not the Way to Do Oral Argument
- Appellate Briefs: Vary the Pace
- Tam Trust: Unreasonably Reasonable Attorneys' Fees
- Exactness
- Persuasion is the Lawyer's Money Game
- Trial Lawyers' Top Ten Appellate Mistakes: Ignoring Record Preservation at the Motion Stage
- The Impossible Cool is Impossibly Cool
- Appearances Count
- The Ninth's New Abuse of Discretion Standard
- Our Firm's Pro Bono
October 2009
- MindPrint: Boon to Lawyers Bustin' Out
- Supremes: Skepticism for Superior Performance Fees
- Clarity
- Supremes Accept Skilling Appeal
- Lawyering: A Terrible Waste of Mind?
September 2009
- Jones v. Halliburton: Sexual Assault Falls Outside Arbitration Clause
- The Good Enough Revolution and Lawyering
- Comprehensive Drug Testing (CDT): Kozinski's Electronic Record Zinger
- California Adopts Malpractice Insurance Disclosure
- Sundance Resources: The Importance of Preserving Error in Summary Judgment
August 2009
- In re Weekley Homes: Proper Procedures for Electronic Discovery
- How Many Lawyers Would You Like on that Brief?
- Reyes: New Trial Due to Prosecutorial Misconduct
- Clarity of Mind - Clarity of Argument
- The Goal is Not Perfection
- Diction in Legal Documents - Less is More
- Kay: Collection Lawyers Beware
July 2009
- Seale: Certified Question to the Supremes
- Jenkins: Court Rejects Third-Party Notice
- Holland: ERISA Plan Administrator Did Not Abuse Discretion
- Whaley: SORNA is Constitutional
June 2009
- The Lawyer as Children's Writer
- Brown II: No Double Jeopardy
- Downloading at $80K a Song
- Appellate Advocacy: You Must Master the Record
- Simpson: No Employee Status under the Texas Workers Compensation Act
- Pretus: Discovery Rule Applies in Jones Act
- Oruche: The D.C. Circuit Reaffirms the Use of Acquitted Conduct for Sentencing
- Sotomayor: Not the Write Stuff?
- Gant: The Supreme Court Reaffirms the Fourth Amendment's Basic Rule
May 2009
- The Appellate Advocate's Bread and Butter
- Federal Sentencing Guideline Increases
- Nicholas: Plaintiffs Waive Arbitration When They Sue
- Texas: Non-Compete Can Hang on Implied Promise
April 2009
- Labatt Food Service: Wrongful Death Beneficiaries Must Arbitrate
- Ruiz-Arriaga: Yes, Virginia, the Guidelines Are Now Toothless
- Moody: Earlier Conspiracy Conviction Can Enhance Later Sentence
- The March of the Dunces
- Corley: Voluntary Statements Can Be Suppressed
- A New Salary Paradigm for Lawyers?
- Citigroup: Beware of Arbitrary Arbitrators
March 2009
- Leave the Writing to the Appellate Guys
- Empirical Study Arguments Stay with the District Court
- Puckett: Plain Error May Apply to Government Breaches
- A New Legal Error: The Google Mistrial
- Texas: Initial Medical Bills Are No Evidence of Damages
- Writing an Effective Appellate Brief
- Criminal Tax Fraud Victory
- Technology Killed the Legal Secretary
February 2009
January 2009
- iTunes: The Best Advertising for New Counsel on Appeal
- Watkins: Changing the Mandamus Game of Texas Med Mal
- Nelson: True(r) Discretion and Sentencing Advocacy
- Ionia: Second Circuit Upholds Criminal Respondeat Superior
- Creatives and Lawyers: Oil and Water
- Skilling's Team Takes Another Crack
- Santos: Uphill Sledding for the Government
- Kill the Billable Hour?
December 2008
- Mens Rea and Federal Criminal Offenses
- The Purpose of the Appellate Brief
- Goss: Guideline Calculation Must Reflect Value of Collateral
- Fifth Circuit Reversal Statistics
September 2008
August 2008
- Conner: The Government Must Come to Sentencing with Evidence
- Heightened Standards for Civil Forfeiture
June 2008
- Greenlaw: No Increase in Sentencing for Appealing
- Ordonez-Dawes: Large Copyright Verdict for Photographer
- Giles: The Supreme Court Reaffirms the Confrontation Clause
- Davis: Defense Must Determine if Government Will Invoke Appellate Waiver
- Money Laundering Is Not Just Money Concealment