Course Description

LAWS 5223
Legal Writing II
General Description:
Students prepare appellate briefs and related documents and deliver oral arguments before a three-judge court composed of faculty members, upper-class students, and practicing attorneys. Practice arguments are videotaped and critiqued.

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LAWS 5223-801

Instructor(s): Catharine Du Bois

Credits: 2

Meeting Times & Locations:
   Fri   9:40 AM - 10:30 AM   WOLF 305
   Wed   9:40 AM - 10:30 AM   WOLF 305

Textbook Info: Beazley, A Practical Guide to Appellage Advocacy (Aspen, 2006) ISBN 0735553777. Dworsky, The Little Book of Oral Argument, (Rothman (Division of Hein), 6th ed., 2006).


LAWS 5223-802

Instructor(s): Natalie Mack

Credits: 2

Meeting Times & Locations:
   Fri   9:40 AM - 10:30 AM   WOLF 206
   Wed   9:40 AM - 10:30 AM   WOLF 206

Textbook Info: Beazley, A Practical Guide to Appellage Advocacy (Aspen, 2006) ISBN 0735553777. Dworsky, The Little Book of Oral Argument, (Rothman (Division of Hein), 6th ed., 2006).


LAWS 5223-803

Instructor(s): Gabrielle Stafford

Credits: 2

Meeting Times & Locations:
   Fri   9:40 AM - 10:30 AM   WOLF 204
   Wed   9:40 AM - 10:30 AM   WOLF 204

Textbook Info: Beazley, A Practical Guide to Appellage Advocacy (Aspen, 2006) ISBN 0735553777. Dworsky, The Little Book of Oral Argument, (Rothman (Division of Hein), 6th ed., 2006).


LAWS 5223-804

Instructor(s): Todd Stafford

Credits: 2

Meeting Times & Locations:
   Fri   9:40 AM - 10:30 AM   WOLF 306
   Wed   9:40 AM - 10:30 AM   WOLF 306

Textbook Info: Beazley, A Practical Guide to Appellage Advocacy (Aspen, 2006) ISBN 0735553777. Dworsky, The Little Book of Oral Argument, (Rothman (Division of Hein), 6th ed., 2006).


LAWS 5223-805

Instructor(s): Alan Canner

Credits: 2

Meeting Times & Locations:
   Fri   9:40 AM - 10:30 AM   WOLF 207
   Wed   9:40 AM - 10:30 AM   WOLF 207

Textbook Info: Beazley, A Practical Guide to Appellage Advocacy (Aspen, 2006) ISBN 0735553777. Dworsky, The Little Book of Oral Argument, (Rothman (Division of Hein), 6th ed., 2006).

First Assignment: Spring 2009 Appellate Court Advocacy First Assignment.pdf


LAWS 5223-806

Instructor(s): Derek Kiernan-Johnson

Credits: 2

Meeting Times & Locations:
   Fri   9:40 AM - 10:30 AM   WOLF 307
   Wed   9:40 AM - 10:30 AM   WOLF 307

Textbook Info: Beazley, A Practical Guide to Appellage Advocacy (Aspen, 2006) ISBN 0735553777. Dworsky, The Little Book of Oral Argument, (Rothman (Division of Hein), 6th ed., 2006).