Factors conditioning the appeal: The Importance of appellate advocacy -- How federal appellate courts deal with appeals -- Briefing the appeal: Essentials of an effective appellate brief -- Suggestions for writing and research -- The Finer points of brief-writing -- Arguing the appeal: Essential of an effective oral argument -- The Finer points of oral argument -- The Task-and the goal-of the advocate -- And if you lose: Rehearings -- New counsel on appeal ? -- Some illustrative examples: Use of the statement of facts to advance one's case: successive briefs in the same lawsuit -- Successful petitions for rehearing -- Annotated critique of an oral argument

1. Appellate procedure -- United States
2. Trial practice -- United States