Appellate Practice
Dec. 13, 2021
5 tips on appellate brief writing: perspectives from the bench & bar
Brief writing and oral argument form the core of appellate advocacy.
M.C. Sungaila
Partner
Complex Appellate Litigation Group
appellate law and litigation
620 Newport Center Drive Ste 1100
Newport Beach , CA 92660
Phone: (949) 991-1900
UCLA Law School
M.C. is creator and host of The Portia Project podcast - which has been named among the Top 20 Women in the Law podcasts globally by Feedspot. The podcast can be found at https://www.portiaprojectpodcast.com/
David A. Thompson
Neutral
JAMS
appellate, real property, commercial, construction defects, personal injury, professional liability, probate, employment
David serves as an arbitrator, mediator, special master/referee and neutral evaluator at JAMS, handling appellate, real property, business and commercial, construction defect, personal injury and torts, professional liability, estate/probate/trusts, employment, insurance, environmental, family and banking disputes.
Brief writing and oral argument form the core of appellate advocacy. In this and a following article, we will provide a few tips on these core aspects, which were gathered over collectively nearly half a century of appellate judging and advocacy. We will start with brief writing.
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