Preparing for the highest court

– Photo by John Meiu


Assistant Defender Valerie Newman (left) of the State Appellate Defender Office recently detailed her experience of preparing for and successfully arguing a case before the U.S. Supreme Court.  She did so in a presentation at Wayne State University Law School entitled “A View from the Podium: Reflections on a Supreme Court Argument.” Newman argued the 2011 case on behalf of the defendant in Lafler v. Cooper. The defendant’s lawyer wrongly advised his client to reject a guilty plea.  Newman asked the court to find that the defendant was entitled to a remedy where he subsequently was found guilty after a fair trial. Welcoming Newman to the school was Wayne Law Associate Professor Anthony Dillof (right).
 

––––––––––––––––––––
Subscribe to the Legal News!
http://www.legalnews.com/Home/Subscription
Full access to public notices, articles, columns, archives, statistics, calendar and more
Day Pass Only $4.95!
One-County $80/year
Three-County & Full Pass also available