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You Need Appellate Counsel Sooner Than You Think: Why Hire Appellate Counsel Before Trial vs. After Verdict

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For high-stakes litigation, waiting until after an adverse verdict to engage appellate counsel can be a costly mistake. Traditionally, clients didn’t think about an investment in appellate counsel until after a final...more

Law Office of Jason Ostendorf

The Appellate Courts Are Watching: Why You Need Appellate Eyes on Your Trial Team

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Trial lawyers often think of appellate issues as something to deal with after the verdict. But by the time a case gets to appeal, much of the damage—or success—has already been baked into the record....more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Masterclass: North Carolina Supreme Court Explains Error Preservation in the Directed Verdict and JNOV Context.

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Parties must move for a directed verdict to preserve their right to request judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV*) after an unfavorable verdict is returned. Friday’s batch of Supreme Court opinions includes a...more

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Trial Lawyers, Don't Lose Your Appeal

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September 6, 2022 Every appellate attorney’s dream is a well-developed record on appeal without any unpreserved errors. But that is not always possible. The recent amendment to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.530(a), issued...more

Sands Anderson PC

Can Appellate Courts Take Judicial Notice of Facts Not Otherwise in the Record? Sometimes.

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Sometimes oral argument in a case highlights oddities of the work we do. That happened today in the Virginia Supreme Court in LaRock v. City of Norfolk. Can an appellate court in a particular case go outside the appellate...more

Butler Snow LLP

Serving as Appellate Counsel on a Trial Team | Kirk Pittard | Texas Appellate Law Podcast

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Sometimes an appellate attorney’s most important work never reaches an appellate court. Appellate counsel can play a critical part in trial court proceedings—helping make a record, making legal arguments, and assisting trial...more

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A Texas Legislative Postmortem | Jerry Bullard | Texas Appellate Law Podcast

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This week, Todd Smith and Jody Sanders welcome back Jerry Bullard, an attorney at Adams, Lynch & Loftin, PC, for a rundown on new statutes from the Texas Legislature’s regular and special sessions that affect trial and...more

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How Often Do Federal Circuit Judges Sit?

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Since we’re all about data at Federal Circuitry, we thought we’d take a quick look at what our data show about how often Federal Circuit judges sit each year.  To quantify that, we looked at how many different panel days each...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Left Coast Appeals

Know Your Ninth Circuit Panel: Who Gets Invited?

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Last week, we noted that the Ninth Circuit’s visiting judges together perform the work of roughly 6 additional Ninth Circuit judges. But who, exactly, secures an invite to help serve as these supplemental members of the Ninth...more

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Butler's Thursday Tips #5 | What is Appellate Law?

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Partner Anthony Russo offers insights on the practice of Appellate law. Stay tuned to find out more helpful tips! #ButlerLegal #ThursdayTips #ThursdayThoughts ...more

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