Effective Appellate Advocacy: Brief Writing and Oral Argument

Carole C. Berry, California Western School of Law

Raymond Michael Ripple, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School

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Teacher's Manual

Changes in this edition:

1. New edition is generally faithful to the structure of the last, but updated to reflect numerous and important changes in the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.

2. There has been a change of focus in this new edition to appeals in the federal courts of appeals and is guided by the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.

3. Adds new information about local court rules, internal operating procedures and practitioner’s guides (the latter where available) which can be found on the numerous court websites, as referenced in the text. Explains the new rules and how they interact with one another among the circuits.

4. Increases cross-reference to practical, experience-based writings where available and appropriate.

5. Increases checklists and bullet point summaries in each chapter, while reducing unnecessary exercises.

6. Updates references to case law and rules.

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