And the Winder 2014 Litigation -- the ABA Litigation Section's journal -- is now out. The theme is "temptation" and includes articles of interest here, such as:
The Temptation Not to Disclose Adverse Authority (by Hon. Elaine Bucklo),
How to Winnow Arguments on Appeal (by Martin Siegel), and
Over-Arguing Your Case (by Hon. Matthew Kennelly).
(Also Why the Passive Voice Should Be Used and Appreciated, by George Dopen.)
Finally, don't miss the January 2014 edition of Appellate Issues, the newsletter of the ABA's Council of Appellate Lawyers. Here's the TOA:
| IN THIS ISSUE | |
| A Conversation With Solicitor General Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. By Wendy McGuire Coats | 1 |
| Honing the Knife: Editing Effectively to Improve Legal Writing By Richard C. Kraus | 1 |
| Editor’s Note By David J. Perlman | 1 |
| Handling the Difficult Oral Argument By Nancy M. Olson | 11 |
|
Effectively Using Standards of Review By Gaetan Gerville-Reache |
14 |
|
Hiring Outside Appellate Counsel: The In-House Perspective By Deena Jo Schneider |
18 |
|
Making Appellate Briefs More Effective: Selecting Issues and Structuring the Argument By Deena Jo Schneider |
26 |
|
Judicial Selection and Disqualification By Nancy M. Olson |
32 |
| The Art of Dissent By Mary-Christine Sungaila | 34 |
| How Judges Decide: A Multidisciplinary Perspective By Nancy M. Olson | 35 |
| Contributors | 37 |
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