COMMENTARY ON LEGAL PRACTICE AND WRITING
These posts are not updated and are not a statement of current law.
What do handwritten orders have to do with apple pie?
In New York state courts, handwritten orders are as common as apple pie. In this ~4 minute video I tell you why in the appeals context handwritten orders are like recipes for apple pie (hint: they are difficult to follow without all of the ingredients).
Did you miss an appeal e-filing deadline in New York?
In this ~5 minute video I explain how to avoid a mistake I have been seeing a lot of lawyers make in e-filed appeals in New York.
Big Little Wins–Part 2 (the Rule of Law)
In a big little win this year, Zara used her rapid-fire power of persuasion to convince the motion clerk at the Appellate Division that her client's cross-motion papers were properly filed before the deadline set forth in the rules.
How I streamlined my (brief) writing process.
Over (my very busy) summer, I had four appeal briefs due in two weeks. Read about how I got it all done without losing my mind. Hint: it involved a tightly streamlined writing process.
Be a stickler for the (state and federal) rules.
We lawyers work within the rule of law; so we necessarily work with a ton of rules. Love it or hate it, your success as a litigator depends on knowing which procedural rules apply to your case (and making sure you follow them precisely). In this post, I share my two part method for navigating the sea of rules in state, federal, and immigration courts that ensures neither my papers nor my arguments are rejected because I missed an applicable rule.