Appellate Briefs Interlocutory Appeals Law Court Maine Oral Argument Rules
April 23, 2026 / April 23, 2026 by Julia MacDonald
Buckle up for a long (but informative!) post, everyone. On March 30, 2026, the Maine State Bar Association hosted an all-day seminar on appellate practice before the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. The seminar featured ten separate educational sessions, each led by one or more current Law Court Justice. Court staff, a Maine Law professor, and […]
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First Circuit Law Court Oral Argument US Supreme Court
September 28, 2021 / March 4, 2026 by Pierce Atwood Litigation
For Supreme Court watchers and appellate practitioners, last week brought an interesting development – the Court is changing how it conducts oral argument. Arguments will now feature both unstructured questioning by all justices and then uninterrupted questioning by individual justices. It will be fascinating to watch how this new approach affects oral arguments in the […]
Law Court Maine Oral Argument
August 5, 2020 / March 4, 2026 by Pierce Atwood Litigation
There is a new reality for appellate practitioners that is here to stay (for a while): oral arguments before the Law Court via Zoom. There are of course downsides to this new reality; I’m a firm believer that in-person communication is superior to video communication for many of the same reasons that video communication is […]
