Appellate review : a panorama -- The purpose of brief writing -- The purpose of oral argument -- Jurisdiction -- Issue preservation and standards of review -- Getting started : requirements for briefs, records and appendices -- Research and use of authorities -- The brief : the statement of issues -- The brief : statements of the case and facts -- The brief : summary of argument -- The brief : shortening the argument -- The brief : structuring the argument -- The brief : perfecting the argument -- The brief : canons of logic. and Preparing for oral argument -- Delivering the argument -- Two important check lists : brief writing and oral argument preparation.