Assume a client of yours has lost before a federal appellate court or state court of last resort a case that has a good likelihood of obtaining U.S. Supreme Court review, but the client is unable to afford counsel or even the cost of printing the briefs necessary to request review. Fortunately, all hope is not lost in such a situation, as I can attest based on recent personal experience.
Now that the U.S. Supreme Court only hears on the merits approximately 80 cases per year, the competition among lawyers and law firms seeking to play a lead role in those cases is more intense than ever. Although 80 argued cases would give rise to at least 160 oral argument opportunities before the high court, many of those cases involve government parties and public interest groups that litigate on their own behalf, further reducing the number of oral argument opportunities for lawyers in private practice.
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