Law Practice,
Appellate Practice
Jan. 5, 2021
The score after a score
Rather than looking back over a memorably unpleasant time, let’s adopt the optimism of Sgt. Pepper and cast our glance at “20 years ago today” (more or less), evaluating the score of where things stand appellatewise now after a score of years.
Benjamin G. Shatz
Partner
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP
Appellate Law (Certified), Litigation
Email: bshatz@manatt.com
Benjamin is a certified specialist in appellate law who co-chairs the Appellate Practice Group at Manatt in the firm's Los Angeles office. Exceptionally Appealing appears the first Tuesday of the month.
Happy New Year. This is usually a time for reflection on the past year. But for the terrifyingly tumultuous 2020, why bother? All those old think-pieces playing on the "20/20 vision" schtick seem naïve and ludicrous now. Not only do we not have flying cars, last year more resembled the 14th century than the 21st. So rather than looking back over a memorably unpleasant time, let's adopt the optimism of Sgt. Pepper and cast our glance at "2...
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