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Litigation

Jan. 5, 2011

Appellate Oral Argument: A Primer in Two Parts

Preparing for appellate oral argument starts at the moment an argument notice is received. By Mary-Christine Sungaila of Snell & Wilmer.


By Mary-Christine (M.C.) Sungaila


Months (or even years) have passed since you filed your last appellate brief in a case. Your memory of the issues might have become a bit hazy. Now the oral argument notice appears. You have three to four weeks - if you are lucky, a bit more - in which to reacquaint yourself with the case and prepare for argument.


You might think this process would be quick and easy. After all, you spent weeks researching and writing ...

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