A Practical Guide to Appellate Advocacy 5th Edition by Mary Beth Beazley, ISBN-13: 978-1454896340

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A Practical Guide to Appellate Advocacy 5th Edition by Mary Beth Beazley, ISBN-13: 978-1454896340

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Publisher: ‎ Wolters Kluwer; 5th edition (November 16, 2018)
Language: ‎ English
504 pages
ISBN-10: ‎ 1454896345
ISBN-13: ‎ 978-1454896340

Mary Beth Beazley’s highly regarded A Practical Guide to Appellate Advocacy is a comprehensive student-focused guide to writing appellate briefs. Written in an understandable, direct writing style, this concise paperback’s effective structure centers on a four-point approach to writing and breaks each point down into key elements that are then treated in-depth.

New to the Fifth Edition:

New bullets at the end of each chapter reviewing major takeaways
Expanded coverage of research advice in Chapter 3, including discussion on Boolean searches
A new chapter on using statutes in briefs, covering
Reading statutes effectively
Making statutory interpretation arguments
Research techniques for statutory interpretation argumentsProfessors and students will benefit from:
Student-friendly writing that is easy to read and understand
Annotated examples – both good and bad – that help students understand why certain methods are effective
Chapters on effective use of cases and statutes that address common problems experienced by students
Numerous formulas that make learning and remembering easy:
Creac
Formula for effective topic sentences
Formula for effective case descriptions
“Template” formula for effective signals to the reader