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Briefing Strategies: The Introduction — Preparing the Court to Decide Your Case

February 20th, 2018
Introductions, or “Preliminary Statements,” have been in vogue for years. Many firms use them, and some courts (including New Jersey’s) have amended their rules to allow them. See R. 2:6-2 (permitting preliminary statement not exceeding three p… Read More
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Briefing Strategies: The Conclusion — An Underused Section

January 5th, 2018
When preparing a brief, particularly an appellate brief, many lawyers do not use the Conclusion section to its full advantage. They simply write something like, “For the foregoing reasons, defendant requests that the Court reverse the trial court Read More
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