Georgia Appellate Review Ryan Locke

Ryan interviews Andy Clark, a solo criminal and civil appellate lawyer in Atlanta, Georgia--and the first civil appeals lawyer to appear on the show. Andy talks about special considerations in civil cases, being managed by other lawyers during the appeal (including the lawyer who actually tried the case), and how to approach agency appeals.
LINKS
Andy Clark Law (https://andyclarklaw.com/) Andy on Twitter (www.twitter.com/andyclarklaw) ###
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Ryan interviews Rocco Carbone III, a solo appellate lawyer and JAG Officer in St. Augustine, Florida. Rocco talks about the criminal discovery process in Florida (which includes depositions!) and how an appellate lawyer can assist the trial team early in the case. Rocco also chats about winnowing down issues and formatting briefs for electronic consumption.
LINKS
Law Office of Rocco J Carbone III, PLLC (https://www.carboneappeals.com/about/) Rocco on Twitter (www.twitter.com/carboneappeals) Point Made by Ross Guberman (https://www.amazon.com/Point-Made-Write-Nations-Advocates/dp/0199943850) Brief Catch (https://briefcatch.com/) ###
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Supreme Court of Georgia
Argued on: February 12, 2018
For Appellant: Ross Warren Bergethon, Annette M. Cowart, Sarah Hawkins Warren (argued), Penny Hannah, Kenneth Gene Lawrence, Shalen S. Nelson, Andrew Alan Pinson, Christopher M. Carr
For Appellee: J. Scott Key (argued), Kayci Nicole Dennis


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Ryan interviews Scott Key, prominent appellate lawyer, president of the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, adjunct professor at Mercer Law's habeas corpus program, and all-around nice guy.
Scott talks at length about his recent oral argument in Ga. Dept. of Human Services v. Steiner. The full audio of the OA is published in a separate episode (E04-1). Scott also discusses the benefits of having an embedded appellate lawyer in a trial team--including the immediate effect it has at the trial level.
LINKS
Miller & Key Scott's blog, Georgia Criminal Appellate Law Blog Scott Key on Twitter: @jscottkey ###
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Ryan interviews Leigh Ann Webster and Sydney Strickland, two former Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals staff attorneys who formed appellate boutique Strickland Webster, LLC.
Leigh Ann and Sydney talk about their experience reviewing pleadings for the Eleventh Circuit and how they use a team approach to hone briefs. In the lightning round, they reveal a shocking preference for string citations.
LINKS
Strickland Webster, LLC website Strickland Webster Facebook page ###
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In this episode, Ryan interviews David Clark, the former director of the Georgia Public Defender Council's Appellate Division. David talks about developing skill in issue-spotting, how he marks up transcripts without making a digest, and how he approaches requesting oral argument.
In the lightining around, David shares a controversial opinion on "(cleaned up)" and his approach to drafting an introduction section that will make clerks and judges eager to read the rest of the brief.
LINKS
David at Jessica Towne, PC David on Twitter: @_Brighton ###
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