Published in Forum 8, Eighth Judicial Circuit Bar Association, Inc. Newsletter, Vol. 72, No. 1, September of 2012
Regardless of any particular judge’s preferences, the following three tips will definitely help enhance your appellate brief. These tips may seem simplistic, but they work and they help the reader – the judge deciding your appeal - follow your argument.
1. Prepare a statement of facts that includes only the relevant facts. Don’t frustrate the reader ...