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15th Court of Appeals

An Opportunity to Help Shape the Next Edition of The GreenbookHandling Your First (or Next) Business Court Case, Featuring the Fifteenth Court of Appeals

AI & Technology

AI as a Second Chair in My Practice: What It Adds—and What It Can’t ReplaceNo More Missed Orders: Texas Launches Statewide Case Notices

Announcements

Taking Flight: Introducing Texas Appellate Counsel

Appeals

Five Years of the Texas Appellate Law Podcast: A Look Back and a Fresh StartSCOTX Signals Major Changes to Merits Briefing and Central-Docketing Systems

Appellate Practice

My Clients Don't Know Where I LiveSix Months of "Seeing Around Corners" in My New Solo Practice

Business Court

Almost Legal History: The Texas Business Court’s First Jury Trial That Wasn'tHandling Your First (or Next) Business Court Case, Featuring the Fifteenth Court of Appeals

Courts

Flipping the Script | The Case for Bringing Back Two Texas Supreme Court Transparency ToolsAlmost Legal History: The Texas Business Court’s First Jury Trial That Wasn't

Dispositive Motions

Hiring an Appellate Specialist for a Critical Trial-Court Hearing

FAQs

What's the Deadline for Filing a Mandamus Petition?

Featured

E164 | AI in the Judiciary: Power, Limits, and the Social Contract | Judge Scott Schlegel

Flipping the Script Series

Flipping the Script | The Case for Bringing Back Two Texas Supreme Court Transparency Tools

Law Practice

My Clients Don't Know Where I LiveAI as a Second Chair in My Practice: What It Adds—and What It Can’t Replace

Legal Research

How to Find Superseded Texas Statutes

Mandamus

Reconsideration Strategies When the Trial Judge Has Left OfficeWhat's the Deadline for Filing a Mandamus Petition?

Media

Six Months of "Seeing Around Corners" in My New Solo PracticeThe Other Side of the Mic: My Interview on the Legal Grounds Podcast

Supersedeas

My Supersedeas Presentation to Creditors' Counsel

Texas Appellate Law Podcast

E163 | The New Rule 166a: What Texas Lawyers Need to Know | Michael DuncanE162 | Flipping the Script: How Texas Courts Can Improve Appellate Practice

Texas Supreme Court

Flipping the Script | The Case for Bringing Back Two Texas Supreme Court Transparency ToolsSCOTX Signals Major Changes to Merits Briefing and Central-Docketing Systems

Trial Courts

Reconsideration Strategies When the Trial Judge Has Left Office

Trial Support

My Supersedeas Presentation to Creditors' CounselReconsideration Strategies When the Trial Judge Has Left Office

Well Being

E6 | Transition from Bench to Practice and Judicial Mental Health | Justice Scott Field
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Texas Appellate Counsel is published by civil appellate specialist D. Todd Smith, a solo lawyer who believes technology can transform legal work for the better. Todd offers insight and commentary on the intersection of trial and appellate practice, including how to set cases up for success on appeal and implement emerging technology tools thoughtfully, effectively, and ethically.

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