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The Defense Research Institute (DRI) has just announced publication of A Defense Lawyer's Guide to Appellate Practice, available in CD or in hard copy. It includes 24 chapters and covers every phase of an appeal, from preserving the record in the trial court through briefing and oral argument -- even Supreme Court practice. I served as a co-editor for this project, so I can assure you that it's both informative and well written. I also wrote the chapter on writing style and co-wrote the chapter on standards of review.
I think you should talk to the guys in marketing. Your word is enough to get me to shell out 140-bucks. But the information provided on the DRI page is underwhelming. It doesn't tell me who edited the book; who wrote the chapters; or what the title of each chapter is. I would particularly enjoy being able to view a copy of the table of contents. Stern & Gressman's book page is what I'd like to see.
Then again, maybe it's just me: I don't like to say good bye to my scare dollars until fully informed.
Posted by:Fedster | November 02, 2004 at 02:41 PM
Fedster: Thanks for the vote of confidence. To answer your questions:
The co-editors are:
Scott P. Stolley (editor in chief)
Thompson & Knight
Dallas, TX
Raymond P. Ward
Adams and Reese LLP
New Orleans, LA
Mary Massaron Ross
Plunkett & Cooney, PC
Detroit, MI
Douglas Collodel
Sedgwick Detert Moran & Arnold
Los Angeles, CA
I understand that the actual title will be "A Defense Lawyer's Guide to Appellate Practice." The table of contents should look like this:
1. Entering the Appellate Phase
Mary Massaron Ross
Plunkett & Cooney, P.C.
Detroit, MI
2. Preserving Error
Richard L. Neumeier
Morrison, Mahoney & Miller, LLP
3. Post-Trial Motions
Melinda Kollross
Clausen Miller P.C.
Chicago, IL
4. Federal Appellate Jurisdiction
John B. Farley
Ralph W. Johson, III
James V. Somers
Halloran & Sage, LLP
Hartford, CT
5. The Appellate Record
Michael B. Wallace
Phelps Dunbar, LLP
Jackson, MS
6. Staying the Judgment
John Bredehoft
Jennifer Prozinski
Venable LLP
Vienna, VA
7. Standards of Review
Louis C. LaCour
Raymond P. Ward
Adams and Reese LLP
New Orleans, LA
8. Ethical Issues in Appellate Practice
Roger W. Hughes
Adams & Graham, LLP
Harlingen, TX
9. Motions on Appeal
Richard H.C. Clay
Elizabeth Ullmer Mendel
Mark B. Wallace
Woodward, Hobson & Fulton, LLP
Louisville, KY
10. The Appellant's Brief
Scott B. Smith
Bradley Arant Rose & White, LLP
Birmingham, AL
11. The Appellee's Brief
Roger D. Townsend
Alexander Dubose Jones & Townsend LLP
Houston, TX
12. Reply Brief of Appellant
Paul J. Killion
Hancock Rothert & Bunshoft, LLP
San Francisco, CA
13. Amicus Curiae Briefs
Karen L. Kendall
Craig L. Unrath
Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen
Peoria, IL
14. Writing Style
Raymond P. Ward
Adams and Reese LLP
New Orleans, LA
15. Oral Argument
Charles W. Craven
Marshall, Dennehy, Warner, Coleman & Goggan
Philadelphia, PA
16. Motions for Rehearing
Frank E. Noyes, II
White & Williams LLP
Wilmington, DE
17. Original Proceedings
Sylvia H. Walbolt
Andrew Meyer
Carlton Fields
St. Petersburg, FL
18. Seeking Discretionary Review in State Supreme Courts
Frederick D. Baker
Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold
San Francisco, CA
19. U.S. Supreme Court Practice
Andrew L. Frey
Andrew H. Schapiro
Mayer Brown
Washington, DC
20. Qualified-Immunity Appeals
Edwin P. Voss, Jr.
Brown & Hofmeister, LLP
Dallas, TX
21. Appealing Punitive-Damages Awards
Camille Horne
Plunkett & Cooney, PC
Detroit, MI
22. Class-Action Appeals
G. Luke Ashley
Thompson & Knight LLP
Dallas, TX
23. Bankruptcy Ramifications
Charles T. Frazier, Jr.
Cowles & Thompson, PC
Dallas, TX
24. Technology in Appellate Practice
Eric J. Magnuson
Rider Bennett LLP
Minneapolis, MN
Posted by:Ray | November 02, 2004 at 03:13 PM