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Appellate Practice

Feb. 25, 2014

How trial lawyers can file effective appellate briefs

If your client wishes to appeal, consider hiring an appellate specialist. But if your client insists you write the brief, what else should you do? By Joan Wolff


By Joan Wolff


According to the "self-help" section of the web page of the California courts (www.courts.ca.gov) "briefs are the single most important part of the appellate process." Given this fact, how can a trial attorney file the most effective appellate brief possible?


At the conclusion of a trial or court proceeding, the trial attorney knows more about a case ...

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