Tuesday, August 5, 2025

DJ chock full of appellate ditties

Today's DJ has:

  • PJ Gilbert's column titled Remembering Selma Smith -- In honor of Selma Moidel Smith, who passed away at 106, we remember a brilliant lawyer, editor, composer, and dear friend whose humor, grace and extraordinary achievements spanned more than a century.
  • Kirk Jenkins' piece
    Why your trial team needs an embedded appellate lawyer
When I became an appellate specialist, our cases began in the "classic" way -- with an adverse judgment or an opponent's notice of appeal. Today, that's becoming less commonplace. Increasingly, clients are recognizing the value of embedding an appellate specialist in the trial team.

  • And this month's Exceptionally Appealing column, titled Chutes & Ladders: The CJP & CJA