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While the brief and oral argument are the heart and soul of appellate practice, rules and procedures also play a critical role in counsel's ultimate success on appeal. Drawing on two decades of experience in civil and criminal appeals--not to mention, coaching one of her school's moot court teams--author Lynn S. Muster has created Appellate Advocacy: A Practice-Ready Approach, to engage students in the full spectrum of appellate practice from pre-briefing and standards of review all the way to post-decision filings. This text balances case decision excerpts, persuasion techniques in briefing, ethical concerns on appeal, and oral argument execution. Self-assessment and experiential learning tools bridge the gap between law school and legal practice, preparing students for the types of real-life situations they will encounter in appellate practice.

Professors and students will benefit from:

• Carefully edited excerpts from appellate court decisions that illustrate the principles students must understand and apply in their careers
• Proficiency in Practice research questions and tasks that engage students in the appellate rules and practices of their own jurisdiction
• Transition to Practice previews of the types of matters students may see as appellate counsel
• Pro Tips thatadd a practitioner's perspective and best-practice insights
• Ethics Alerts peppered among the chapters that apprise students of potential conflicts 
• Check Your Proficiency questions for students to test their comprehension of the material covered
• Spotlight: New Terms that explain relevant legal terms at the outset of each chapter