Practical Guide to Appellate Advocacy Book

	Using the Examples in This Book
	Acknowledgments
Ch. 1	Introduction	1
Ch. 2	Appellate Jurisdiction and Standards of Review	9
Ch. 3	Before You Write	21
Ch. 4	Facing the Blank Page	39
Ch. 5	One Piece At a Time: Drafting the Argument	47
Ch. 6	Practice Pointers: Using Case Authority Effectively	61
Ch. 7	Seeing What You Have Written	89
Ch. 8	Following Format Rules	99
Ch. 9	Special Teams: Questions Presented, Statement of the Case, Summary of the Argument, Point Headings	109
Ch. 10	Six Degrees of Legal Writing: Making Your Document Reader-Friendly	135
Ch. 11	Exploiting Opportunities for Persuasion	149
Ch. 12	Polishing	175
Ch. 13	Oral Argument	181
Ch. 14	Moot Court Competitions	199
App. A	For Reference: Citation Form and Punctuation Information	215
App. B	United States Supreme Court Rules	229
App. C	Sample Briefs	241
	Index	331