Ethics/Professional Responsibility,
State Bar & Bar Associations,
Appellate Practice
Mar. 26, 2018
5 things you should know about State Bar Court appeals
The court follows different procedural rules from other appellate courts — and attorneys brought before the court for discipline generally want desperately to avoid being there.
Jennifer Teaford
Of Counsel
California Appellate Law Group LLP
96 Jessie St
San Francisco , CA 94105
Email: jennifer.teaford@calapplaw.com
Jennifer Teaford previously served as a senior attorney and then as assistant chief court counsel in the appellate division of the State Bar Court of California. She currently handles State Bar Court and other appeals with the California Appellate Law Group LLP, an appellate boutique with offices in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Find out more about Jennifer and the California Appellate Law Group LLP at www.calapplaw.com. Appellate Zealots is a monthly column on recent appellate decisions and appellate issues written by the attorneys of the California Appellate Law Group LLP.
APPELLATE ZEALOTS
There are many ways to lose an appeal. Some attorneys prepare too little or too late. Other attorneys simply misunderstand some crucial procedural aspect of the appeals process. Such problems can occur in any type of appellate proceeding but are particularly acute in the appellate division of the State Bar Court of California. The court follows different procedural rules from other appellate courts -- and attorneys brought be...
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