A Practical Guide to Appellate Advocacy

A Practical Guide to Appellate Advocacy, Third Edition is a comprehensive and highly regarded resource for students of appellate advocacy.

Written in an understandable and direct writing style, this paperback provides a complete introduction to the techniques and process of writing appellate briefs, emphasizing the process approach to writing.

The book includes an appendix with four sample briefs with annotations that identify strengths of the brief and/or why the writer chose a particular technique.

This Third Edition has been updated to reflect Supreme Court decisions in Twombly and Iqbal, with enhanced and refined discussions on how to write effective topic sentences, arguing that a rule does or does not apply to the case, and how to "harvest" arguments from non-mandatory courts.

This book is a must-have for any student looking to master the art of appellate advocacy.