Managing Risks

This post refreshes readers on the 2015 Amendments to the federal rules, and highlights key points of the Sedona Conference’s latest publication on responding to discovery requests.

Read more about the U.S. Supreme Court’s new case holding that a federal rule limiting extensions of time to file a notice of appeal is not jurisdictional.

Can a Colorado attorney’s out-of-state client, with out-of-state litigation, be sued in Colorado for unpaid fees? A case from the Colorado Court of Appeals says yes, based on standard personal jurisdiction analysis.

Wondering how to file an appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit? Read more about the appellate rules and what to expect here.

Good appellate briefs are hard to write and require working through several stages. Prepare a better appellate brief with this overview of Wes Hendrix’s four stages of effective self-editing.

The Colorado Appellate Rules and the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure underwent some changes effective January 1, 2018. Here’s a summary of the rule changes.

Jack Metzler’s forthcoming article about using the (cleaned up) parenthetical for altered quotations makes a good case for streamlining the Bluebook rules on quotations in legal writing.

Learn how to perform a review or audit of your organization’s internal processes for important policies for practical and legal compliance.

Learn more about the Colorado Court of Appeals’ new opinion on statutory settlement offers, particularly whether costs are included and how costs are handled pre- and post-offer.

A recent Tenth Circuit case provides some good appellate practice pointers for federal court, particularly around procedural quirks in giving the court jurisdiction over your appeal.