BRIEFS FOR THE BRIEF WRITER: Posner on prose: Oft-cited federal judge dispenses writing advice
Formidable 7th Circuit Judge Richard Posner recently published in the winter edition of the legal journal "Green Bag" the delightfully readable first installment of a two-part article: What is Obviously Wrong With the Federal Judiciary, Yet Eminently Curable.
BRIEFS FOR THE BRIEF WRITER: In appellate briefs, don’t forget the brief part
Appellate briefs. The bane of some lawyers, the boon of others, including me.
BRIEFS FOR THE BRIEF WRITER: When to leave out personal information
Confidential information. We know it when we see it, but we don’t always know what to do with it, especially when it’s an integral part of our client’s case.
BRIEFS FOR THE BRIEF WRITER: Amicus briefs should be clear, on target
An amicus curiae, or “friend of the court,” lives in a kind of appellate limbo.
BRIEFS FOR THE BRIEF WRITER: Ring in the New Year with new brief rule
In my most recent column’s discussion of ghostwriting, my personal recommendation was in favor of counsel’s disclosure of an attorney’s brief-drafting for unrepresented parties. That recommendation remains unchanged.
BRIEFS FOR THE BRIEF WRITER: Ghostwriting a scary, gray area
When an opposing party is pro se, I gird myself for his briefs. They’re typically long, disorganized, wandering and overwrought.
BRIEFS FOR THE BRIEF WRITER: Get over your issues
Drafting a Statement of the Issues is not my favorite part of preparing a Wisconsin Court of Appeals brief or any brief, for that matter.
BRIEFS FOR THE BRIEF WRITER: Don’t sabotage your appeal
Even when a brief technically conforms to the Court of Appeals’ briefing rules, unwary counsel still can be sandbagged by the decisional briefing rules.
BRIEFS FOR THE BRIEF WRITER: Sometimes it’s the little things that get you
I admit it. When I’m drafting a Wisconsin Court of Appeals brief, all I think about is substance.
BRIEFS FOR THE BRIEF WRITER: Know when to wield a supervisory writ
Every legal specialty has its outliers -- those remedies or procedures that, because they are rarely available or appropriate, tend to shrink from the mind.
BRIEFS FOR THE BRIEF WRITER: Don’t forget about a judgment while you appeal it
Your client just got socked with a big money judgment.
BRIEFS FOR THE BRIEFS WRITER: Notices of appeal: The finality saga continues
This column’s main mantra for appeals is to appeal from any decision, order or judgment which could reasonably be construed as “appealable.”
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Case Digests
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Double Jeopardy; Sentencing
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Sexual Assault-Prosecutorial Misconduct
- Contract-Negligence
- Criminal Law; Juvenile Law; Discovery
- Family Law; Child Support; Property Division First paragraph(s)
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel- Exclusion of Evidence of Witness Bias
- Postconviction Relief-Sentencing-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- 14th Amendment – Due Process
- Criminal-Sentencing Guidelines – Enhancement
- Bankruptcy-Tax
- Civil Rights – 14th Amendment-Jury Instructions
- Contract; Foreclosure and Property