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Mandate Mayhem

Mandate Mayhem The Supreme Court recently dropped an unpublished order that we should pay attention to. Real estate gurus, remember […]

Goldilocks and the (no more than) 3 Assignments of Error Let’s talk about something difficult to get *just* right: assignments

Lion Cubs and Legal Loopholes It isn’t often that criminal defense attorneys get to celebrate a unanimous victory in the

Guest Post by Oliver Ward: “On Micromorts and Appellate Law” Allow me to introduce Oliver Ward. Oliver is one of

Virginia Loves Procedure: A Redistricting Post Let’s give the people what they want: redistricting. JK…the Supreme Court said no. But

Which Balls Are We Okay With Dropping? It’s been too long since my last blog post. I have a tremendous

Courtroom Conversations: Featuring Norman Thomas Good mentors make the world go ’round. In my career, I’ve been fortunate to have

Nothing to See Here The Supreme Court of Virginia decided a very important matter in Koski v. RNC, et. al…by

Preparation Wins at Oral Argument A non-lawyer asked me what oral argument is like recently. My answer? It’s like riding

Making It Look Easy When people are very good at something, they make it look easy. By way of example,

Ghosts of Issues Not Preserved And other scary appellate problems This Halloween, I want to talk about something terrifying—procedural defaults

Tips From the Summit I left this year’s VBA Appellate Summit genuinely energized. It wasn’t just the strong programming (though

Split-Second Decisions Trial work is hard. As a former trial lawyer, I can say with certainty that it can be

We Start With Reasonableness Don’t you love analyzing a “reasonable” standard? It’s similar to every lawyer’s favorite answer: It depends.

Your Calendar is a Tool The Supreme Court of Virginia has no new opinions. I wanted to call it the

On the Basics: Cite-checking and Professionalism The Supreme Court issued one new decision last week, which I sincerely hope is