We All Have Issues: But Can We Make the Argument?
By Justice Evelyn Keyes, First Court of Appeals, Houston and Angela Spoede, Senior Staff Attorney to Justice KeyesLawyers use words like “issue,” “claim,”...Frivolous Arguments on Appeal: Time for a New Approach
by Mark Ritchie, Law Office of Mark Ritchie, P.C.The question of how best to deal with frivolous appeals is a persistent one. For decades, commentators and...Did you know . . . ?
By JoAnn StoreyWhen an issue is tried without a jury, a complaint that the evidence is legally or factually insufficient to support the trial court’s finding on...AppellaTech: Accessing the Appellate Record Online
by Derek D. Bauman A short post today, my friends, as I am currently devoting most of my time to figuring out who invented eggnog and, more importantly, why.In truth, I...
Thanks to @jerry_bullard for a great presentation on updates from the 86th Legislature at our August section meeting! #appellatetwitter
3Thanks to Jonathan Smaby (Texas Center for Legal Ethics), Kevin Dubose (Alexander Dubose & Jefferson), Beverly Godbey (Amy Stewart Law), and Prof. Robert Prentice (McCombs School of Business at University of Texas) for a great presentation on ethics at our July section meeting!
4Houston-area lawyers: There is an opening for a staff attorney position in the Chambers of 14th COA justice Jerry Zimmerer. Please share this link with anyone who might be interested: https://t.co/MxKbDDdtY6