Content
PART ONE
THE THEORY AND CRITICISMS OF WRITTEN AND ORAL ADVOCACY
Chapter 1. Appellate review : a panorama
1.1 Overview
1.2 The avalanche of appeals
1.3 The odds of winning an appeal
1.4 The odds of being granted oral argument
Chapter 2 The purpose of brief writing
2.1 Overview
2.2 Elements of the argument
2.3 Gaining and maintaining attention
2.4 Criticisms of briefs
etc.
Chapter 3 The purpose of oral argument
3.1 Overview
3.2 The judges view
3.3 The lawyers view
3.4 Criticisms of oral arguments
etc.
PART TWO
TECHNICAL, REQUIREMENTS FOR BRIEFS
Chapter 4 Jurisdiction
4.1 Overview
4.2 Subject matter jurisdiction checklists
4.3 Appealability in the federal system
etc.
Chapter 5 Issue preservation and standards of review
5.1 Issue preservation for review
5.2 Statements of review
5.3 The Import of your Day in court
5.4 Three categories of facts
etc.
PART THREE
THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF BRIEF WRITING
Chapter 6 Getting started : requirements for briefs, records and appendices
6.1 Overview
6.2 Requirements for briefs: Federation Court
6.3 Special rules of the U.S Courts of appeals
6.4 Clerical rules
etc.
Chapter 7 Research and use of authorities
7.1 Research
7.2 Study the record and the trial court's opinion
7.3 Evaluate your authorities
7.4 Citation evaluation Chart
etc.
Chapter 8.Finding the argument that will win
8.1 Overview
8.2 Precedent: What it is and what it isn't
8.3 What facts are material
8.4 How far can you persuade the court to extend or compress the law ?
etc.
Chapter 9The brief : how many issues?
9.1 Overview: The appellate process
9.2 Choosing the issues: The lawyer's decision
9.3 Narrowing down the issues; Step one
9.4 Narrowing down issues: Step two
etc.
Chapter 10. The brief : how many issue(s)
10.1 How to state an issue
10.2 Issues; A capsulization
10.3 Meeting the issue head-on
10.4 Single-issue briefs
etc.
Chapter 11.The brief : statements of the case
11.1 Overview; Statement of the case
11.2 Summary
Chapter 12. The brief : statement of facts
12.1 Overview; Statement of facts
12.2 What facts should be set fourth
12.3 Translating the record into the statement of facts
etc.
Chapter 13.The brief : summary of the argument
13.1 Overview
13.2 The critical opening paragraph
13.3 Examples of good openings
13.4 The summary of summaries
etc.
Chapter 14.The brief : state your theme
14.1 Overview
14.2 Finding your theme
14.3 Crafting your theme for an appellate forum
14.4 Examples of stated themes
etc.
Chapter 15.The brief : identify the flashpoint of controversy
15.1 Identify the precise jurisprudential conflict
15.2 Examples from the briefs
15.3 Determining the interdependence of issues
15.4 Consider the consequences of your analysis
etc.
Chapter 16.The required logical form for each issue
16.1 Overview
16.2 The required logical structure of each issue
16.3 Concepts of reasonable ,reasoning, reasons, reason
16.4 Introduction to deductive reasoning
etc.
Chapter 17.The brief : shortening the argument
17.1 How to cut the Flab
17.2 Listen to leading appellate judges
17.3 Footnotes
17.4 Tight writing is effective writing
etc.
Chapter 18.Write to persuade
18.1 Overview
18.2 The Mechanics of Persuasion
Chapter 19.The brief : perfecting the argument
19.1 Trial afterthoughts, or brief writing on back burners
19.2 The use of precedent
19.3 How to cite and discuss cases and yet be concise
19.4 String citations and other "don'ts
etc.
Chapter 20.The brief : formal and informal fallacies
20.1 Overview
20.2 A listing of formal fallacies
20.3 A listing of Material or Factual fallacies
etc.
Chapter 21.The brief : a compendium of advice Preparing for oral argument
21.1 Writing the argument; A recap
21.2 State chief justices speak
21.3 United states circuit chief judges speak
21.4 Other united states circuit judges speak
etc.
PART FOUR
THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF PREPARING AND DELIVERING ORAL ARGUMENT
Chapter 22. Preparing for oral argument
22.1 How judges prepare
22.2 The tradition continues
22.3 Advice from state chief justices
22.4 Advice from united states circuit chiefs
etc.
Chapter 23.How top-flight appellate lawyers prepare
23.1 Overview
23.2 Philadelphia lawyers
23.3 Florida lawyer Gary L. Sasso ( Carlton Fields )
23.4 Illinois Lawyer-turned-judge Nancy J. Arnold
etc.
Chapter 24. Delivering the argument
24.1 Appearance and demeanor
24.2 Nervous ? Yes, we know
24.3 Ten golden rules for oral argument
etc.
PART FIVE
CHECKLISTS
Chapter 25.Two important checklists : brief writing and oral argument preparation
25.1 Brief writing checklists
25.2 Oral argument preparation checklist
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