Contents
A Practical Guide to Appellate Advocacy
Summary of Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Appellate Jurisdiction and Standards of Review
Chapter 3. Before You Write
Chapter 4. Facing the Blank Page
Chapter 5. One Piece at a Time: Drafting the Argument
Chapter 6. Practice Pointers: Using Case Authority Effectively
Chapter 7. Seeing What You Have Written
Chapter 8. Following Format Rules
Chapter 9. Special Teams: Questions Presented, Statement of the Case, Summary of the Argument, Point Headings
Chapter 10. Six Degrees of Legal Writing: Making Your Document Reader-Friendly
Chapter 11. Exploiting Opportunities for Persuasion
Chapter 12. Polishing
Chapter 13. Oral Argument
Chapter 14. Moot Court Competitions
Appendix A. For Reference: Citation Form and Punctuation Information
Appendix B. United States Supreme Court Rules
Appendix C. Sample Briefs
