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Appellate Practice
Preserving a Record for Appeal while Keeping the Jury on your Side, by
Theodora R. Lee.
In the best-case scenario, a jury trial will go along in a smooth, satisfying way. The first thing you have to do is to focus on a
theory on appeal. The most likely theories and the ones you can begin to build during trial are: prejudicial misconduct of counsel;
juror misconduct; and judicial misconduct.
Non-Specific.
4 pages. Written:
2007. Added:
4-04-2008.
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Appellate Practice
Expert testimony in litigation: A ‘how (not) to guide’, by
John D. Penn.
Finally, reminding bankruptcy judges that the U.S. Supreme Court charged them with
gatekeeper duties to examine whether opinions are worthy to be admitted into evidence could also remind them that their decision will be reviewed by Article.
Non-Specific.
2 pages. Written:
2006. Added:
8-28-2007.
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Appellate Practice
A Tour of The Ivory Tower: Developments in the United States Supreme Court That Every Business Lawyer (and Client) Should Know A, by
Kendyl Hanks, Robert Witte,.
Significant opinions from the high court in the areas of patent law, antitrust, environmental law and securities law, among others, will have far-reaching impact on many U.S. businesses. Panelists will review recent opinions, and will discuss pending cases and issues the Supreme Court is expected to address in coming terms.
Non-Specific.
39 pages. Written:
2007. Added:
8-28-2007.
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Appellate Practice
Federal Discretionary Appeals, by
Ben L. Mesches.
This paper explores three types of permissive, discretionary appeals authorized by statute and federal procedural rules. This paper details the
procedural requirements of these provisions and identifies the substantive issues that have recently been the subject of these discretionary appeals.
Non-Specific.
37 pages. Written:
2007. Added:
8-24-2007.
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Appellate Practice
Amicus Practice, by
R. Ted Cruz, Solicitor General of Texas.
An amicus brief, in many ways, is just like any appellate brief written on behalf of a party. This article focuses principally on amicus briefs before the U.S. Supreme Court, but the precepts considered bear on amicus briefs before any court.
Non-Specific.
35 pages. Written:
2005. Added:
3-16-2007.
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Appellate Practice
Waiving Your Appeal Good-Bye, by
JoAnn Storey, P.C., Kevin Dubose, Alexander Dubose Jones & Townsend LLP.
This paper will limit its focus to addressing waiver that occurs on appeal, and providing suggestions for attempting to salvage waiver after it has occurred.
Non-Specific.
93 pages. Written:
2005. Added:
3-16-2007.
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Appellate Practice
Effective Advocacy From A Judge’s Point Of View, by
Hon. Ann C. Mcclure, Hon. John Cayce, Hon. Diane Devasto, Hon. Susan B. Duncan, Hon. George C. Hanks, Jr..
Discusses judicila prefernces in briefing.
Non-Specific.
26 pages. Written:
2005. Added:
3-16-2007.
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Appellate Practice
Why Courts Reverse, by
Hon. Murry B. Cohen, Kent Rutter, Haynes And Boone, LLP.
When advising client to accept post judgment settlement offer or pursue an expensive appeal, & when selecting the arguments to emphasize in the brief, an appellate lawyer must theorize about why courts reverse. This paper provides empirical data, based on an analysis of all appeals decided by the fourteen Texas courts of appeals during court year.
Texas.
27 pages. Written:
2005. Added:
3-16-2007.
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Appellate Practice
Perfecting The Appeal—State And Federal, by
Kimberly R. Phillips, Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP.
Perfecting an appeal is the process of invoking the jurisdiction of the appellate court over the parties to the trial court’s action. The filing of a notice of appeal by any party invokes the appellate court’s jurisdiction over all parties to the trial court’s judgment or order appealed from.
Non-Specific.
26 pages. Written:
2006. Added:
3-16-2007.
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Appellate Practice
Preservation - Post-Trial, by
Nissa M. Sanders, Crofts & Callaway, P.C..
Post-verdict motions provide a final opportunity for persuasion in the trial court and set the stage for appeal. This paper provides an overview of post-trial motions (including motions for directed verdict) and the rules governing their filing.
Non-Specific.
31 pages. Written:
2005. Added:
3-15-2007.
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Appellate Practice
Basic training: Interlocutory appeals In state court, by
Rick Thompson, Law Offices of Deborah Hankinson PC.
A party may not appeal an interlocutory order unless its appeal is expressly authorized by statute. This paper identifies the main types of orders subject to interlocutory appeal and then outlines the
procedures necessary to perfect such an appeal in the courts of appeals and the Texas Supreme Court.
Non-Specific.
35 pages. Written:
2005. Added:
3-15-2007.
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