United States:
Showing And Not Telling In Appellate Advocacy
18 February 2016
Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP
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Jay Evans applies a fundamental lesson from
improv comedy (show, don't tell) to the art of appellate
practice in "Showing and Not Telling in Appellate
Advocacy," published in The Legal Intelligencer
on February 13, 2016. In the article, Mr. Evans discusses the
importance of creating imagery for the court and a structured plot
line for the argument.
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