When Akerman attorneys are set to go before an appeals court, they often take advantage of their access to former appellate judges who can hear mock oral arguments in-house.

Now that advantage is available to outside lawyers anywhere in the U.S., who can sign up for moot court arguments through the firm's new offering, Akerman Bench. The panel includes a former federal appeals court judge and three former state District Court of Appeal judges.

“The practice judges ply you with every single question they can think of,” said former Third District Court of Appeal Chief Judge Gerald Cope, who leads Akerman's appellate practice. “They just keep going.”