INSIGHT: How to Sabotage an Appeal in Six Easy Steps

摘要

Attorneys can sabotage themselves during an appeal way before they even approach the lectern. Sidley Austin’s Collin Wedel lists six pitfalls sure to lower an attorney’s chance of prevailing. Legal appeals are diffcult. Odds of prevailing range between 8 percent and 25 percent for appellants. For appellees, a three-in-four chance is not exactly comforting. To overcome those odds, enterprising attorneys should avoid six subtle pitfalls that can sabotage an appeal long before approaching the lectern.