Welcome to the June 2013 edition of the Appellate Lawyer —
the newsletter of the HBA Appellate Section.
the newsletter of the HBA Appellate Section.
TEXAS SUPREME COURT CLARIFIES SUPERSEDEAS RULES
J. Stephen Barrick discusses the most recent Texas Supreme Court case on what must be included in a supersedeas bond.
REWRITE THIS SENTENCE
Justice Bill Boyce, 14th Court of Appeals, announces the winner of the “Most Powerful Word in Appellate Advocacy” award. (Spoiler alert: it’s not “clearly.”)
DID YOU KNOW . . . ?
by JoAnn Storey
APPELLATECH
Derek D. Bauman explains how to use auto-correct to quickly and easily add citations to a brief.
CASE UPDATES FOR FEBRUARY TO MAY 2013
Case updates for the First and Fourteenth Courts of Appeals
by John Barnes, Attorney at Law, and Andrew Nelson, Wright & Close, LLP