Appellate Practice
Nov. 16, 2020
The respondent’s brief
There are a few things to note specifically about the respondent’s brief.
Myron Moskovitz
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Moskovitz Appellate Team
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UC Berkeley SOL Boalt Hal
In these columns, I've given a lot of advice on how to write appellate briefs.
I've focused mostly on the appellant's opening brief, because it poses the greatest challenge. Appellate courts reverse less than 20% of the trial court judgments they review, so it's an uphill battle to get them to reverse in your case. And the opening brief is the main vehicle for accomplishing this.
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