Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hollywood routinely mangles courtroom scenes. But that was mostly not true for the 1992 comedy “My Cousin Vinny.” Vinny Gambini — ...

In many federal courts of appeals, the statement on oral argument occupies a prime position in a brief. It is often the first substantive statement a judge reads. Yet so few advocates use this ...

Opening statements and closing arguments are typically the most significant phases of a civil jury trial. They are often the only times during trial that counsel may directly address the jurors.

At oral argument on Tuesday in Janus Capital v. First Derivative Traders (No. 09-525), the Court addressed in the context of mutual funds and mutual fund advisors (1) whether a service provider can be ...

In polite society, it is rude not to introduce yourself, but if you are writing a brief to a Florida appellate court, the issue is complicated. The rule describing the required content of a brief does ...