Many lawyers believe that “Weight is Great!” The more words they say, the better chance they have to win. So they load up their briefs with irrelevant facts, unnecessary cases, useless dates and blah, blah, blah.
But ask any appellate justice for her main gripe about briefs. Chances are she’ll say: “They’re too long.” When pressed, she might admit that her concern is not raw page length but a failure to focus on the heart of the case. A 20-page brief can be too long, while a 50-page brief can be just right.
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