| Q. | | Does The Lex
Group guarantee court acceptance? |
| A. | | Yes. The
Lex Group guarantees court acceptance of all documents
filed.
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THE DESIGNATION
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| Q. | | How can The
Lex Group assist in the designation process? |
| A. | | The Lex
Group notifies counsel of Petitions granted or records received by the courts.
Filing dates and sample Designations (if requested) are then provided via
facsimile. We forward the tables of contents from the record upon request to
simplify the designation process. Finally, we hand file and serve court stamped
copies of your designation. We then status the case daily for the filing of the
AppelleeÕs designation so that the appendix preparation process can begin as
quickly as possible.
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THE APPENDIX
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| Q. | | Can The Lex
Group obtain documents directly from the courts? |
| A. | | Yes. We
have full access to the courts' records. Your Lex paralegal will copy designated
materials directly from the court. Counsel may forward the designated materials
to our office if preferred.
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| Q. | | What else will
you do as far as the appendix is concerned? |
| A. | | The Lex
Group handles all aspects of the Appendix. We generate the table of contents and
cover. We denote breaks in transcript with triple asterisks and witness
transcript pages per court requirements. The documents are paginated, duplicated
and chesire bound into an appendix. An advance copy is forwarded to your office
for approval. Appendices under 1000 pages are created in 24 hours. Only after
your approval are final court and service copies made.
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THE BRIEF
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| Q. | | What are the
margin requirements for the brief? |
| A. | | Both courts
require 6" linear text. The Lex Group formats all briefs received electronically
to meet court requirements.
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| Q. | | Will The Lex
Group generate the cover, Table of Contents and Table of Authorities for the
brief? |
| A. | | Yes. The
Lex Group provides covers for all briefs filed. We will generate the Table of
Contents and a Blue Book compliant Table of Authorities (upon request). Please
note, both Virginia courts require parallel sites in the Table of
Authorities.
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| Q. | | When do you
need briefs in order to guarantee timely filing? |
| A. | | We
routinely receive briefs on the day of filing. Briefs received on the day of
filing are generally sent via either priority overnight courier for morning
delivery or via email.
We recommend a pre-review of all briefs to ensure compliance with the Code of
Virginia. This is a complimentary service.
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| Q. | | Will the
courts accept briefs filed out of time? |
| A. | | They will
not. The timelines in the Virginia appellate courts are
inflexible
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| Q. | | Will the
courts consider Motions for Extension of Time? |
| A. | | Yes. We
recommend filing of motions for extension as early as possible. Extensions are
not granted routinely.
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| Q. | | What is the
procedure in regards to service? |
| A. | | The Lex
Group serves all documents, court-stamped, upon opposing counsel either by hand
or U.S. mail on the day of filing per the Code of
Virginia.
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