--- title: Appellate Practice description: Advocate Magazine articles on Appellate Practice, from the Subject Matter Index. --- ## [Making good choices](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-december/making-good-choices "Making good choices") Understanding the consequences your litigation strategy has on an appeal; the doctrines of waiver, forfeiture, estoppel or invited error [Alyssa Kim Schabloski](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/alyssa-kim-schabloski "Alyssa Kim Schabloski") From Issue: [2020 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-december) ## [How trial and appellate counsel work together for the common good](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-august/how-trial-and-appellate-counsel-work-together-for-the-common-good "How trial and appellate counsel work together for the common good") The best trial outcomes are built with an appeal already in mind [Reid Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/reid-ehrlich "Reid Ehrlich") From Issue: [2026 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-august) ## [Establishing the record](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-december/establishing-the-record "Establishing the record") An appellate lawyer’s perspective on what trial lawyers need to know about preserving their records for appeal [Janet R. Gusdorff](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/janet-r-gusdorff "Janet R. Gusdorff") From Issue: [2017 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-december) ## [Don’t let self-inflicted errors on the verdict form torpedo your verdict](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-december/don-t-let-self-inflicted-errors-on-the-verdict-form-torpedo-your-verdict "Don’t let self-inflicted errors on the verdict form torpedo your verdict") Six tips from an appellate lawyer about how to minimize the risk of inconsistent verdicts [Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich") From Issue: [2017 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-december) ## [DIY appeals for trial lawyers](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-december/diy-appeals-for-trial-lawyers "DIY appeals for trial lawyers") Circumventing common procedural snags in handling an appeal [Janet R. Gusdorff](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/janet-r-gusdorff "Janet R. Gusdorff") From Issue: [2018 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-december) [![Clarity in legal writing](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/McGinty-istock-1164477168_6609405b4179aa4b301bb12ab19205ae.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-december/clarity-in-legal-writing "Clarity in legal writing") ## [Clarity in legal writing](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-december/clarity-in-legal-writing "Clarity in legal writing") Why it matters and how to achieve it [Daniel U. Smith](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/daniel-u-smith "Daniel U. Smith") [Valerie T. McGinty](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/mcginty "Valerie T. McGinty") From Issue: [2024 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-december) [![Juror declarations](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/McGinty_istock-1279370195_4ad7c3ab852224e6174d42b4d75e0af3.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-december/juror-declarations "Juror declarations") ## [Juror declarations](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-december/juror-declarations "Juror declarations") Why juror declarations are key in new trial motions – and on appeal [Valerie T. McGinty](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/mcginty "Valerie T. McGinty") From Issue: [2021 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-december) ## [How to take the wind out of an appellant’s sails](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-december/how-to-take-the-wind-out-of-an-appellant-s-sails "How to take the wind out of an appellant’s sails") Motions to dismiss an appeal, especially frivolous anti-SLAPP appeals [Holly Boyer](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/holly-boyer "Holly Boyer") From Issue: [2018 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-december) [![Effective appellate mediation](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Fox_istock-1127072602_16ba229812469651ecf7157855d65df7.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-december/effective-appellate-mediation "Effective appellate mediation") ## [Effective appellate mediation](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-december/effective-appellate-mediation "Effective appellate mediation") A closer look at the mediation of a defense appeal from a money judgment [Herb Fox](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/herb-fox-3 "Herb Fox") From Issue: [2021 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-december) ## [Do yourself a favor: Hire a ghost writer](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-december/do-yourself-a-favor-hire-a-ghost-writer "Do yourself a favor: Hire a ghost writer") A trial lawyer’s forte may not extend to law and motion practice or appellate briefs [Asher Isaacs](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/asher-isaacs "Asher Isaacs") [MaryBeth LippSmith](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/marybeth-lippsmith "MaryBeth LippSmith") From Issue: [2019 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-december) ## [Demystifying California civil writs](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-december/demystifying-california-civil-writs "Demystifying California civil writs") Writ relief is extraordinary and completely discretionary; most petitions are denied. Here are the basics for trial lawyers [Janet R. Gusdorff](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/janet-r-gusdorff "Janet R. Gusdorff") From Issue: [2020 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-december) ## [California appellate practice in the evolving digital age](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-september/california-appellate-practice-in-the-evolving-digital-age "California appellate practice in the evolving digital age") The nuts and bolts of the new appellate Court Rules for electronic filing [Janet R. Gusdorff](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/janet-r-gusdorff "Janet R. Gusdorff") From Issue: [2020 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-september)