Practical Guide to Appellate Advocacy

Name: Practical Guide to Appellate Advocacy
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ISBN: 9780735585102

ISBN-10: 0735585105

ISBN-13: 9780735585102

Edition: 3rd (Revised)

Authors: Mary Beth Beazley

List price: $112.00

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Recognized by instructors nationwide as the book that shows students how to get from a blank page to a finished product, A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO APPELLATE ADVOCACY has been revised, refined, and updated for its Second Edition.This accessible paperback earned its success in the classroom by:providing a complete introduction to the techniques and process of writing appellate briefspresenting class-tested materials and ample illustrations that are both accessible and teachableemphasizing the process approach to writing, beginning with large-scale issues like content and organization, moving to smaller-scale issues like signals to the reader, and ending on the smallest-scale concerns of format and…

Book details

List price: $112.00
Edition: 3rd
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Law & Business
Publication date: 8/9/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 404
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.584
Language: English




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: Questions Presented, Statement of the Case, Summary of the Argument, Point Headings



Six Degrees of Legal Writing: Making Your Document Reader-Friendly



Exploiting Opportunities for Persuasion



Polishing



Oral Argument



Moot Court Competitions



For Reference: Citation Form and Punctuation Information



United States Supreme Court Rules



Sample Briefs