On Mar 15, 2018 in Uncategorized. The Supreme Court announced that it has granted review in.

Offering Insight and Commentary on Appellate Law and Criminal Trial Practice. I frequently receive calls from law students or lawyers looking to become appellate lawyers. And I find myself having lunch with people and discussing how I started out. What I am writing here is what I typically say on those calls or at those lunches. The brief I wrote was on behalf of a guy named Thomas Graham. One night, after .

On March 27th, 2018. The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that a person who pleaded guilty to a crime has a right under the Iowa Constitution to later claim that he or she is, in fact, innocent based on newly discovered evidence. Written by Justice David Wiggins was joined by Chief Justice Mark Cady and Justices Daryl Hecht and Brent Appel. Justices Thomas Waterman, Edward Mansfield.

DOL Memo on Independent Contractors. Neiman Marcus Data Breach Legislation. The Seventh Circuit has breathed new life into this consumer class action lawsuit. DOL Proposes Changes to FLSA White Collar Exemption.

Thursday, December 29, 2016. First Department Finds Sole Proximate Cause In Labor Law Action Where Plaintiff Chose the Method of Securing Equipment That Fell and Contributed to His Injury. Tuesday, December 27, 2016. The Court of Appeals had affirmed the First Departme.

News about appellate litigation in the Carolinas and beyond. Wednesday, September 28, 2011. Because I am an appellate lawyer, error preservation is the bane of my existence. I dont care if the trial judge excluded your evidence, kicked a puppy, or made the jury deliberate through the Clemson-Carolina game. If you dont preserve the error, I cant help you. More after the break .