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Appellate Advocacy Skills Bibliography: Writing

The Appellate Advocacy Skills Bibliograpy is a collection of materials focused on successful strategies and techniques for writing appellate briefs and oral arguments.

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Aldisert, Ruggero J.
Winning on appeal : better briefs and oral argument, / Ruggero J. Aldisert
Notre Dame, Ind. : National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 2003
2nd ed.

xxxi, 458 p. ; 25 cm. / NITA practical guide series

KF9050 .A935 2003

Appleman, John Alan

Approved appellate briefs: text and forms, / John Alan Appleman
St. Paul, West Pub. Co., 1958
xii, 939 p. illus. 27 cm.
KF251 .A6

Edwards, Linda Holdeman

Legal writing : process, analysis, and organization,  / Linda Holdeman Edwards
New York, NY : Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, 2014
6th ed.
xxvii, 447 p. ; 26 cm

KF250 .E38 2014

Fischer, Judith D.
Pleasing the court : writing ethical and effective briefs, / Judith D. Fischer
Durham, N.C. : Carolina Academic Press, 2011
x, 107 p. ; 22 cm.             
KF250 .F53 2011

Gale, Frederic G.

How to write the winning brief : strategies for effective memoranda, briefs, client letters, and other legal documents, / Frederic G. Gale and Joseph M. Moxley
[Chicago, Ill.] : American Bar Association, Section of General Practice, 1992
ix, 177 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
KF251 .G34 1992

Gardner, James A.

Legal argument : the structure and language of effective advocacy, / James A. Gardner
Newark, NJ : LexisNexis Matthew Bender, 2007
2nd ed.
xvii, 169 p. 24cm.
KF8915 .G28 2007

Garner, Bryan A.

The winning brief : 100 tips for persuasive briefing in trial and appellate courts, / Bryan A. Garner
New York : Oxford University Press, 2014
3rd ed.
x, 516 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

KF251 .G37 2014

Guberman, Ross
Point made : how to write like the nations's top advocates, / Ross Guberman
New York : Oxford University Press, 2014

2nd ed.
xxxii, 387 p. ; 21 cm.
KF251 .G83 2014

Miller, David W.
Practicing persuasive written and oral advocacy : case file I, / David W. Miller, Michael Vitiello, Michael R. Fontham
New York : Aspen Law & Business, 2002
x, 188 p. ; 26 cm. + teacher's manual.
KF250 .M55 2002

Moskovitz, Myron.

Winning an appeal : a short, readable, step-by-step explanation of how to prepare and present your case effectively, with sample briefs / Myron Moskovitz
Newark, NJ : LexisNexis Matthew Bender, 2007
4th ed.
x, 209 p. ; 24 cm.
KF9050 .M67 2007

Neumann, Richard K.
Legal reasoning and legal writing : structure, strategy, and style, / Richard K. Neumann, Jr.
Gaithersburg : Aspen Law & Business, 2009
4th ed.
xxvi, 507 p. ; 26 cm.

KF250 .N48 2009


Oates, Laurel Currie
Just briefs, / Laurel Currie Oates, Anne Enquist, Connie Krontz
New York : Aspen Publishers, 2008
2nd ed.                             
xix, 234 p. ; 26 cm.
KF251 .O18 2008


Oates, Laurel Currie

The legal writing handbook : analysis, research, and writing, / Laurel Currie Oates, Anne Enquist
New York, N.Y. : Aspen Law & Business, 2010
3rd ed.
xxxvi, 954 p. : ill. ; 26 cm

KF250 .O28 2010

Peck, Girvan.

Writing persuasive briefs, / Girvan Peck
Boston : Little, Brown, 1984
xvi, 289 p. ; 24 cm.
KF251 .P42 1984


Rambo
, Teresa J. Reid
Legal writing by design : a guide to great briefs and memos, / Teresa J. Reid Rambo, Leanne J. Pflaum
Durham, N.C. : Carolina Academic Press, 2013
xv, 684 p. ; 23 cm.
KF250 .R35 2013


Schultz, Nancy L.
Legal writing and other lawyering skills, / Nancy L. Schultz, Louis J. Sirico, Jr.
New York, NY : Aspen Publishers, 2010
5th ed.
xxiii, 415 p. ; 26 cm.
KF250 .S38 2010


Shapo, Helene S.

Writing and analysis in the law, / Helene S. Shapo, Marilyn R. Walter, Elizabeth Fajans
New York : Foundation Press ; [St. Paul, Minn.] : Thomson/West, 2013
6th ed.
xix, 630 p. ; 26 cm

Reserve KF250 .S5 2013

Walter, Carroll Gibson

Brief-writing and advocacy, / Carroll G. Walter
New York, Baker, Voorhis & co., 1931
2 p. l., 248 p. 24 cm.
KF251 .W3 and electronic book at http://we4mf3mv5e.search.serialssolutions.com/ejp/?libHash=WE4MF3MV5E#/search/?searchControl=title&searchType=title_code&criteria=TC_021864881&language=en-US&titleType=ALL