Welcome to the January 2016 edition of the Appellate Lawyer —
the newsletter of the HBA Appellate Practice Section.

“KNOWLEDGE IS POWER”
Chief Justice Nathan Hecht Celebrates the Centennial of the Harris County Law Library, by David Furlow

REWRITE THIS SENTENCE
Justice Bill Boyce, 14th Court of Appeals, explains how SMOG isn’t just a problem in China.

DID YOU KNOW . . . ?
by JoAnn Storey

APPELLATECH
Derek D. Bauman encourages you to eat your electronic vegetables.

CROSSWORD PUZZLE
James Marrow provides an appellate-themed crossword puzzle.

CASE UPDATES FOR SEPTEMBER TO NOVEMBER 2015
Case updates for the Houston practitioner
by James C. Marrow, Hogan & Hogan, and Andrew Nelson, Wright & Close, LLP

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