Research Guides: Moot Court Resources: Appellate Advocacy in Practice

Appellate Advocacy in General

The 2023 Appellate Practice Institute by Minnesota Continuing Legal Education
Call Number: KF209 .M54x 2023 no.7 (Reserve)
Publication Date: 2023
Appellate Advocacy: Principles and Practice by Ursula Bentele, Mary R. Falk
Call Number: KF9050.A7 .B46 2012
ISBN: 9780769849119
Publication Date: 5th ed., 2012
Art of Advocacy--Appeals by Marshall Houts, Walter F Rogosheske, et al.
Call Number: Online access via Lexis
Publication Date: 2019
Available online via Lexis (U of M Law faculty, student, and staff only).
Effective Appellate Advocacy by Frederick Bernays Wiener, Christopher T. Lutz, et al.
Call Number: KF9050 .W5 2004
ISBN: 1590312341
Publication Date: 2004
Effective Appellate Advocacy: Brief Writing and Oral Argument by Carole C. Berry
Call Number: KF251 .B43 2009
ISBN: 0314908757
Publication Date: 2009
Federal Appellate Practice and Procedure in a Nutshell by Gregory A. Castanias, Robert H. Klonoff
Call Number: E-book access via West Academic Study Aids
ISBN: 9781636592701
Publication Date: 3rd ed., 2023
Access to e-book version limited to U of M Law students, faculty, and staff.
Print copy available on Reserve KF9050 .C37x 2023
Persuasive Written and Oral Advocacy in Trial and Appellate Courts by Michael R. Fontham, Michael Vitiello, et al.
Call Number: KF251 .F67 2002
ISBN: 0735524505
Publication Date: 2002
Point Well Made: Persuasive Oral Advocacy by Nancy Vaidik, Rebecca Diaz-Bonilla
Call Number: KF8915 .V35 2021
ISBN: 9781601569424
Publication Date: 2021
The Practitioner's Guide to Appellate Advocacy by Anne Marie Lofaso (Editor)
Call Number: KF9050 .P73 2010
ISBN: 1604429143
Publication Date: 2010
Supreme Court and Appellate Advocacy by David C. Frederick
Call Number: KF8870 .F74 2019 (Available online see below)
ISBN: 9781539230106
Publication Date: 3rd ed., 2019
Also available online via Westlaw (U of M Law faculty, student & staff only).
Winning on Appeal: Better Briefs and Oral Argument by Hon. Ruggero J. Aldisert
Call Number: Reserve KF9050 .A93 2003
ISBN: 1556818246
Publication Date: 2003

Oral Advocacy and Presentation Skills

The Art of Oral Advocacy by David C. Frederick
Call Number: KF8870 .F74x 2003
ISBN: 0314144153
Publication Date: 2006
Being Heard by Faith Pincus
Call Number: KF300 .P56 2018
ISBN: 1641051876
Publication Date: 2018
The Little Book on Oral Argument by Alan L. Dworsky
Call Number: Reserve KF8870 .D89 2018
ISBN: 9780837740775
Publication Date: 2nd ed., 2018
Speaking with Power and Style: A Guide for Lawyers and Law Students by Steven Wisotsky
Call Number: Reserve KF8915 .W57 2013
ISBN: 1601561598
Publication Date: 2013
The Winning Oral Argument: Enduring Principles with Supporting Comments from the Literature by Bryan A. Garner
Call Number: KF8870 .G37 2009
ISBN: 9780314198853
Publication Date: 2009

Writing Appellate Briefs

Point Made: How to Write Like the Nation's Top Advocates by Ross Guberman
Call Number: KF251 .G83 2014 (Reserve)
ISBN: 9780199943852
Publication Date: 2014
The Winning Brief: 100 Tips for Briefing in Trial and Appellate Courts by Bryan A. Garner
Call Number: Reserve KF251 .G37 2014
ISBN: 0199378355
Publication Date: 2014

Examples of Oral Arguments

Oyez: U.S. Supreme Court Media
Recordings of oral arguments from leading constitutional law cases. New Recordings are added approximately 10 months following the term in which the cases were argued. Coverage from 1955 to current, (pre-1995 coverage is selective).
United States Supreme Court Website
Includes audio recordings of more recent (post 2010) arguments, as well as transcripts of older arguments.