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Sep 10, 2025 Hayley MacMillen
5 Pointers for More Persuasive Appellate Storytelling (Daily Journal)

Some advocates overlook the power of a persuasive statement of facts or misunderstand the role the statement of facts should play in an appellate brief.  A well-crafted fact section gives judges and law clerks the information they need to start viewing a case favorably to your client, even before you make your legal arguments.  In the Daily Journal’s September 10, 2025 print edition and online, GMSR appellate lawyer Hayley MacMillen presents five pointers to sharpen your appellate storytelling.