Appellate Practice Editor's Note By Nancy M. Olson 2021 is here. Typically, Appellate Issues rings in the new year by publishing a robust edition covering the breadth and depth of programs offered at the most recent AJEI Summit.
Rule Of Law Book Review: Supreme Inequality – The Supreme Court’s Fifty-Year Battle for a More Unjust America By Steve Emmert At one time or another, we’ve all heard that one of the responsibilities of the Judicial Branch of government is to protect the little guy from oppression by the political branches. The courts are the place where the meek and powerless go to claim due process of law, equal protection of the laws, and the panoply of guarantees enumerated in the Bill of Rights and elsewhere.
Local Government A Supreme Court Update by Dean Erwin Chemerinsky: October Term 2019 Criminal Cases By Nancy M. Olson On November 12, 2020, as part of AJEI’s Virtual Summit 2020, Chief Judge James E. Lockemy of the South Carolina Court of Appeals, Chair of AJEI’s Virtual Summit, welcomed almost 2,000 attendees from five of seven continents who had joined via WebEx to attend this program.
Client Protection Preserving an Accurate Record for Appeal in the Time of COVID-19 Virtual Proceedings By David A. Timchak As every appellate advocate is aware, regardless of the standard of review on appeal, an accurate and complete trial court record is paramount to both advocates and appellate courts in performing their roles. For this reason—anecdotally, but perhaps unsurprisingly— appellate courts tend to prefer an accurate record over allowing procedural short comings of the parties to potentially undermine the foundation of an opinion or decision they may issue.
Appellate Practice Tools and Tips for a Virtual Appellate Practice By Virginia Hinrichs McMichael When I opened a virtual appellate law boutique in 2013, virtual law firms were an oddity. Although electronic filing of motions and briefs was the norm, most appellate lawyers commuted to traditional offices, conducted in-person meetings, and appeared in person for oral arguments.
Appellate Practice Staying Connected in a Disconnected World Using LinkedIn By Dan Huckabay The pandemic has altered our lives in many ways - one of which is our ability to stay connected to our professional network. Many professional service providers, such as attorneys, use networking and referrals as a way to build their practice.
