Published in Forum 8, Eighth Judicial Circuit Bar Association, Inc. Newsletter, Vol. 72, No. 5, January of 2013
How many times have we all heard our adversary yell with righteous indignation: “Judge, we will appeal!” or “Judge, we’ll let the appellate court comment on that”? All too often, certain lawyers recite this threatening mantra after receiving an adverse ruling and convince their client to appeal, not because the ruling is legally or factually ...
