Description

Yisrael Gelb focuses his appellate practice on helping plaintiff lawyers beat summary judgment. We talk about some of his approaches to successfully opposing summary judgment motions, including:

• 🔧 Look for common defects in the moving party’s separate statement
• 🤜 Push back on the moving party’s showing. It is often not up to snuff. Drive that point home before turning to the opposing party’s burden.
• ✒️ Elevate your writing—an MSJ is a trial on paper, but great trial skills often do not translate.

We also discuss Yisrael’s new podcast for plaintiffs’ attorneys, going by the provocative title, “The Ambulance Chasers.”

Yisrael Gelb’s biography, LinkedIn profile, and Twitter feed.

Appellate Specialist Jeff Lewis' biography, LinkedIn profile, and Twitter feed.

Appellate Specialist Tim Kowal's biography, LinkedIn profile, Twitter feed, and YouTube page.

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• Videos from this episode will be posted at Tim Kowal’s YouTube channel.