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Hinton Moot Court Resource Guide

This guide is intended to highlight resources that may be useful in preparing for the Hinton Moot Court competition at the University of Chicago Law School.

Appellate Advocacy Resources: Articles

Gerald Lebovits et al., "Winning the Moot Court Oral Argument: A Guide for Intra- and Intermural Moot Court Competitors,"  41 Capital U. L. Rev. 887 (2013).  

"Writing an Appellate Brief: A Primer for Transactional Lawyers," Probate & Property Magazine (May/June 2013).

Appellate Advocacy Resources: Books

Make Your Argument: Succeeding in Moot Court and Mock Trial / John Korzen D'Angelo Law, Bookstacks, XXKF281.A2 K67 2010

Winning on Appeal: Better Briefs and Oral Argument / by Ruggero J. Aldisert D’Angelo Law Reserve XXKF9050 .A9352 2003

A Practical Guide to Appellate Advocacy / Mary Beth Beazley D’Angelo Law Reserve XXKF251.B42 2010

Effective Appellate Advocacy: Brief Writing and Oral Argument / by Carole C. Berry D’Angelo Law Reserve XXKF251.B432 2009

Effective Appellate Advocacy / Frederick Bernays Wiener; [edited by] Christopher T. Lutz and William Pannill D’Angelo Law Reserve XXKF9050.W5 2004

Persuasive Written and Oral Advocacy in Trial and Appellate Courts / Michael R. Fontham, Michael Vitiello, David W. Miller D'Angelo Law Reserve Room, XXKF251.F67 2007

Brief Writing & Oral Argument / by Edward D. Re and Joseph R. Re D’Angelo Law Bookstacks XXKF251.R4 2005

Introduction to Advocacy: Research, Writing, and Argument / edited by David Ware, Gregory Lantier, Mandana Dashtaki D’Angelo Law Reserve XXKF281.A2I572 2002

Supreme Court Practice

Supreme Court Practice: For Practice in the Supreme Court of the United States / by Eugene GressmanJustice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said of this book that it “has proved an invaluable resource for as long as I have studied, practiced before and participated in, the Supreme Court.”] D’Angelo Law Reserve XXKF9057.S8 2013

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