Brief Drafting
Writing a Statement of Facts in an Appellate or Trial-Court Brief
Take a look at this article I wrote for Ohio Lawyer magazine—fresh off the presses—on the importance of the “Statement of Facts” in appellate briefs and major trial-court briefs. Ohio Lawyer is the Ohio State Bar Association’s flagship publication. Whether in a trial court, a court of appeals, a state supreme court, or the U.S.…
Read MoreReversing a Jury Verdict on Appeal
Getting a jury verdict reversed on appeal is an uphill battle. After all, a jury verdict means that an entire panel of (presumably) unbiased and disinterested citizens has heard the witnesses’ testimony, examined all other evidence, deliberated on the case, and rendered the judgment that the group thought best. It also means that a (hopefully)…
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