Perspective
Jan. 5, 2011
Appellate Oral Argument: A Primer in Two Parts
How to make the most of your appellate oral argument. By Mary-Christine Sungaila of Snell & Wilmer.
Oral argument is not a speech. Oral argument, at its best, is a conversation. Indeed, as Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has described it, oral argument is a discussion between court and counsel and a conversation of ideas about a case. Oral argument is counsel's last opportunity to clarify matters in the record and persuade the court. Make the most of it.
Adopt a sincere, respectful, but firm tone. The time...
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