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The Appellate Advocacy Blog brings together practitioners and scholars to discuss all things—well, almost all things—related to appellate practice and appellate law. You’ll find posts on a wide range of topics, including discussions of the latest Supreme Court decisions, book reviews, tips on best practices for written and oral advocacy, and grammar and style.

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Charles Oldfield

Associate Professor of Law

The University of Akron School of Law

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Charles Oldfield
Charles Oldfield

Charles W. Oldfield is an Associate Professor of Law and Director of Legal Writing. Before joining the law school, he was an attorney at Green Haines Sgambati Co., L.P.A., and a law clerk in the Ohio Eleventh District Court of Appeals. The focus of his legal practice included appellate law, labor and employment law, and education law.  He has argued cases before several Ohio district courts of appeal, the Ohio Supreme Court, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.  He is admitted to practice in Ohio, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and the Supreme Court of the United States.

He is a graduate of The University of Akron School of Law (1999), magna cum laude, and Bluefield State College. He has served as President of The University of Akron School of Law Alumni Association Board of Directors and as an Akron Law trial team coach. He has taught seminars for the Ohio Association for Justice, Ohio Education Association, and Community Legal Aid.

 

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Daniel Real

Daniel Real is a Professor of Law at Creighton University School of Law, where he teaches a variety of writing and analysis courses, including appellate practice-focused advocacy, coaches competitive appellate advocacy teams, and teaches a variety of other courses including Professional Responsibility, Commercial Contracts, and Sports Law.  He is a member of the Nebraska State Bar Association’s appellate practice division.  He is the author of Thompson Reuters / West Publishing’s Nebraska Appellate Practice and Procedure Handbook and its annual updates.  He has provided numerous lectures and continuing education presentations, focusing largely on legal communication and appellate advocacy.

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Jayne T. Woods
Jayne T. Woods

Professor Woods is an Associate Teaching Professor of Law and an AI Teaching Fellow at the University of Missouri.

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