Welcome to the August 2019 edition of the Appellate Lawyer —
the newsletter of the HBA Appellate Practice Section.

IS THERE MORE DIVERSITY OF THOUGHT AFTER THE 2018 MIDTERM ELECTIONS?  A LOOK AT DISSENTING OPINIONS IN THE FIRST AND FOURTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS DURING THE FIRST HALF OF 2019.
by Nicholas Bruno, Beck Redden LLP

WHY THE LAW IS NOT JUST WHAT JUDGES SAY IT IS 
by Justice Evelyn Keyes and Angela Spoede, First Court of Appeals, Houston

A NEW SHERIFF IN THE LODE STAR STATE
by William Ogden, Kean Miller LLP

CASE UPDATES FROM THE FIRST COURT OF APPEALS
by Rachel Stinson, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP

CASE UPDATES FROM THE FOURTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS
Kyle Lawrence, Beck Redden, LLP

CROSSWORD PUZZLE
by James Marrow, Hogan & Hogan

UPCOMING EVENTS
A look at the upcoming CLE luncheons for the HBA Appellate Practice Section