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56 St. Louis B. J. 1 (2009-2010)

handle is hein.barjournals/stloubj0056 and id is 1 raw text is: VOL. 56 SUMMER 2009 NO. 1 ARTICLES What Can the Court Do? Evaluating Your Appeal By Erwin 0. Switzer, Dawn M. Johnson and Robert L. Duckels ........... 4 Perfecting Your Appeal in Missouri By Tim othy C . Sansone ............................................................................. 12 The Rules of Appellate Brief Writing By G retchen G arrison ................................................................................. 20 Crafting Persuasive Briefs for Missouri Appellate Courts By Geoffrey G. Gerber and JoAnn T. Sandifer ......................................... 28 Change in Missouri's Appellate Courts By Richard A . A hrens ................................................................................. 36 FEATURES The President's Page B y D ale M . W ep pner ..................................................................................... 3 History Kindred Spirits -- Luther Ely Smith and Malcolm Woods Martin - Part I By M arsh all D . H ier .................................................................................... 42 Books in Brief John Grisham, The Associate B y Ju dge A rth u r L itz .................................................................................. 47 The Brief Case By C h arles A . W eiss .................................................................................... 48 Tax Wise By Richard M. Wise and Angela L. Schisler ............................................ 53 Missouri Advance Sheet Quiz B y E dgar T. Farm er ..................................................................................... 56 Board of Editors Editor - John C. Rasp Associate Editor - Jane Losby Edgar T. Farmer Charles A. Weiss Marshall D. Hier Richard M. Wise The Hon. Arthur Litz Copyright © 2009 by The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis BOARD OF GOVERNORS President ....................................................... Dale M. Weppner * President-Elect ............................................. Thomas G. Glick * Vice-President ............................................... Bruce E. Hopson Secretary ......................................................... Heather J. Hays Treasurer .............................................................. Jon M. Bars Past President ......................................... David E. Crawford, Jr. Members-at-Large ................................................. Seth A. Albin .......................................................................... Patrick I. C havez ..................................................................... Henry M . DeW oskin ........................................................................... Joseph A . Frank ........................................................................... Annette P. Heller ......................................................................... M egan E. Phillips ................................................................................ Tracy R . R ing ........................................................................... A nnette E. Slack ........................................................................... D avid R . Trum an ABA Delegate I ................................................... William R. Bay ABA Delegate 2 .................................................... John R. Gunn Young Lawyers' Division .......................... Kathryn B. Forster * Business Law .................................................... James R. Keller Criminal Law ................ Christopher M. Desilets Employee Benefits ......................................... Matthew Leppert Family & Juvenile Law ........................................ Lisa Faulstich Labor & Employment Law ............................. Corey L. Franklin Patent, Trademark & Copyright .................. Douglas E. Warren Probate & Trust Law .......................................... Cynthia Bottini Solo & Small Firm Practitioners ............ Ronald G. Wiesenthal Suburban Lawyers ....................................... Aisling A. Murphy Taxation ........................................................ Joseph W. Mooney Trial ...................................................................... Tracy H. G ilroy Women in the Legal Profession ............ Rebecca A. Nickelson Presidential Liaisons ........................................................................ C ountess W . Price .............................................................................. Susan L. W ard ........................................................................ Randy B. Haym an YLD Chair-Elect ..................................................... Kerry C. Feld Executive Director ................................................... Zoe W. Lyle *Executive Committee Members The St. Louis Bar Journal (ISSN 05813344, USPS 002055) published quarterly for $12.00 per year for mem- bers, subscriptions for non-members not available, by The BarAssociation of Metropolitan St. Louis (BAMSL), 720 Ol- ive, Suite 2900, St. Louis, MO 63101 (314-421-4134). Pe- riodicals postage paid at St. Louis, Missouri, Postmaster: Send address changes to: The St. Louis Bar Journal c/o The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, 720 Olive, Suite 2900, St. Louis, MO 63101. The Opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and are not necessarily in conformity with those of the editor or with those of The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis. Direct advertising inquiries to Sherry Wilhelm at 314-280-1175. Acceptance of advertising does not imply endorsement of products ad- vertised or listed nor of statements concerning them. THE ST. LOUIS BAR JOURNAL/SUMMER 2009 The St. Lou~sBa

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