Publications

ADJT lawyers collectively have authored over 100 book chapters, bar journal articles, and seminar papers. Links to selected representative writings are provided below.

Book Chapters

• Writing a Persuasive Supreme Court Brief – Kevin Dubose

Bar Journal and Magazine Articles

• Improper Jury Argument and Professionalism: Rethinking Standard Fire v. Reese – Roger Townsend

---A plea to the Supreme Court of Texas to revisit an old precedent in an effort to limit prejudice and restore professionalism to the legal system.

• Managing Complex Litigation – Roger Townsend

---In this article from the American Corporate Counsel Association’s Docket, Roger Townsend and his co-author provide a checklist of steps for corporate counsel facing complex litigation, foremost of which is a recommendation to retain a case manager at the outset.

• HB 4: Post Judgment Interest Subject to Appeal – Jennifer R. Tillison

---The leading paper on the difficult question whether the tort-reform changes to postjudgment interest rules applied to pending appeals.

Seminar Papers

• The Ultimate Petition for Review – Douglas W. Alexander

---Doug used interviews of Texas Supreme Court judges and prominent practitioners to compile this article, recognized as the foremost guidance on petition-for-review practice.  Doug is updating this article with interviews from current judges and will present it in May at the University of Texas Conference on State and Federal Appeals.

• Fifth Circuit Practice---the Ultimate Guide - Dana Livingston Cobb

-- This paper is considered to be the most comprehensive guide to practice before the Fifth Circuit, synthesizing all the applicable rules with practice tips based on knowledge of the inner workings of the court, the court’s unwritten internal procedures, and years of experience practicing before the court.

• Supreme Court Internal Operating Procedures – Douglas W. Alexander
  
  
• Supreme Court Briefing Trends – Robert Dubose

--This landmark paper is a unique statistical survey of the stylistic choices that advocates are making in briefs to the Texas Supreme Court.

• Appellate Brief Writing – Robert Dubose

-- Based on Robert’s experience of teaching appellate brief writing to law school students and practicing attorneys for more than a decade, this paper highlights the most important tools to make appellate briefs easer to read and more persuasive.

• Interlocutory Appeals and Mandamus in Federal Court – Dana Livingston Cobb
  

  -- Want appellate review in federal court but don’t have a final judgment?  Dana Livingston Cobb
  explains the various avenues for interlocutory appeal and mandamus in federal court.

• “Fitness” to Practice Appellate Law – Kevin Dubose

---Interested in becoming a better lawyer?  Then become a better person who happens also to be a lawyer.  Kevin Dubose offers advice on putting law and life into a balanced perspective in order to improve both.

• Suggestions for Improving the Work Product of Courts and Advocates:  A Frank Critique – Kevin Dubose

---Kevin Dubose compares things advocates do that courts hate to things courts do that advocates hate.  The similarities are striking.

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