THE LEX GROUP

Federal Circuit Courts of Appeal
Local Rules (LR); Local Appellate Rules (LAR); Circuit Rules (CR); Internal Operating Procedures (IOP)

The local rules of each individual Federal Appellate Court take precedence over the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure (FRAP). The LEX Group maintains a thorough understanding of all local rules (LR, LAR, CR, IOP) for each of the various circuit courts of appeals. Here are a few aspects that local rules govern.

DOCUMENT APPEARANCE:

Preferred Method of Binding (i.e. Cheshire, Spiral)
Cover Information (Official Caption, Oral Argument Date, Color)
Duplication Preferences (i.e. double or single sided, top or left margin binding)

FORMATTING:

Page, Word and Line Limitations
Point Size and Style of Typeface

MANDATED INCLUSIONS:

Corporate Disclosure Statement (different forms and mandated information)
Certificate of Interested Parties
Statement Regarding Related Cases
Table of Authorities Inclusions (asterisks denoting principal authorities)
Glossary of Abbreviations, etc.
Rules Regarding Citing Unpublished Opinions
Order of Brief (i.e. placement of Standard of Review)
Addendum Mandates/Exclusions
Certificate of Compliance Requirements
Mandated Inclusions in the Appendix/Addendum/Record Excerpts (i.e. abbreviated appendix)
Arrangement of Appendix/Record Excerpts

OTHER:

Electronic Version of Brief Required/Allowed
Number of Copies to File and Serve
Time for Filing Briefs, Appendices and Other Documents
Methods of Timely Filing

"Thanks again for your great work in this regard. It is comforting to be able to rely on someone to double-check our briefs for conformity with the local rules and make sure they are timely filed."

Paul K. Sun, Jr.
SMITH HELMS MULLISS & MOORE, L.L.P.

The LEX Group guarantees court acceptance. The time that you and your staff would normally lose to the details above is spent better on research and writing of the brief. We look forward to assisting you.