A practical guide to appellate advocacy
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Published: |
Wolters Kluwer Law & Business Aspen Publishers,
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Publisher Address: | Austin [Tex.] New York |
Publication Dates: | c2010. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Edition: | 3rd ed. |
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Carrier Form: | xxvii, 404 p.: ill., forms ; 26 cm. +teacher's manual. |
ISBN: |
9780735585102 (pbk.) 0735585105 (pbk.) 9780735585119 (pbk. ; teacher's manual) 0735585113 (pbk. ; teacher's manual) |
Index Number: | D971 |
CLC: | D971.25 |
Call Number: | D971.25/B386/3rd.ed. |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction -- Appellate jurisdiction and standards of review -- Before you write -- Facing the blank page -- One piece at a time : drafting the argument -- Practice pointers : using case authority effectively -- Seeing what you have written -- Following format rules -- Special teams : issue statements, statement of the case, summary of the argument, point headings -- Six degrees of legal writing : making your document reader-friendly and user-friendly -- Exploiting opportunities for persuasion -- Polishing -- Oral argument -- Moot court competitions. |