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Appellate Consulting Group Anne Berleman Kearney P.O. Box 2145 Milwaukee, WI 53210-2145 Phone: 414-332-0966 Fax: 262-364-2010 Colleen Ball 714 Honey Creek Parkway Wauwatosa, WI 53213 Phone: 414-881-4888 Fax: 414-453-9198 E-mail: [email protected] Web site: www.applaw.com Practice areas: Appeals Service Area: State and Federal Courts Serving as lead counsel, co-counsel, or independent contractor on [...]
The appendix: More than a formality
In the appellate practice of law, the appendix is essential. To be sure, no one would suggest that it is as important as the brief. But, as a means of supporting or supplementing the arguments in an appellate brief, the appendix merits attention and thought in all cases. In Wisconsin, the documents that must be […]
State Supreme Court has Rich resource
When Wisconsin Supreme Court Commissioner Julie Anne Rich reads and reviews more than 1,000 cases annually, she is well aware that only a small percentage will actually make it to court. About “95 percent” of her work ends up in the recycling bin, but that comes with job, according to Rich, who has held the […]
Final for purposes of appeal: Making sense of the exception to clarity in Wambolt and Tyler
One of the first issues facing attorneys in an appeal as of right is whether the judgment or order appealed from is final for purposes of appeal. According to the Wisconsin Statutes sec. 808.03(1), a final judgment or order is one that disposes of the entire matter in litigation as to one or more of […]
Inside the appellate judge’s head
The grim reality is that most appeals fail. According to the Wisconsin Court of Appeals’ statistics for 2006, only 26 percent of civil appeals and 17 percent of criminal appeals yielded reversals. Lawyers and clients would do well to get inside the appellate judge’s head in order to understand the obstacles to reversal and, to […]
Disorder in the court: Oral arguments gone awry
There’s an old joke about a lawyer who passes out during oral argument. The judge rushes down from the bench and says, “Are you all right?” The fallen lawyer says to his co-counsel, “Hit me again. She’s still asking me questions.” Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Shirley S. Abrahamson tells that joke, reporting that two […]
When laying out your appellate case, keep it ‘brief’
It would be called a “long” if that’s what judges wanted. Instead, it’s called a “brief.” Barbara J. Janaszek, chairperson of the State Bar’s Appellate Practice Section, explains, “I operate with one overriding assumption, and that’s who my audience is: busy appellate judges with a heavy docket, who probably will review my brief only once. […]
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