I. Introduction

• Library: Professional Responsibility in Litigation (ABA) (2016 Ed.)

I. introduction

Appeals seem to follow trial court judgments just as surely as night follows day. Indeed, many lawyers specialize in appellate practice. Lawyers' compliance with rules of professional conduct obviously is as important in appellate litigation as it is in matters before a trial court or any other tribunal. Given the nature of appellate practice and its inherent differences from trial practice or the representation of clients in transactional or other non-litigation contexts, however, there...