Casanova tells all (about appellate persuasion).

One of the most understated blawgs around is this gem from the Old Dominion. Although his primary focus is Virginia and the Fourth Circuit, Steve has posted a number of "essays" on his site, many of which should be of interest to appellate practitioners anywhere. Some of my favorites take the form of "interviews" about the finer points of successful appellate advocacy with the likes of Sun Tzu on the Art of (Appellate) War, Ernest Hemingway on legal writing and Cicero on oral argument.

Steve has another of what the media types call a "great get" with his interview of Casanova on appellate persuasion. His celebrity guest makes some valid observations in an interesting way but let me reinforce the point that facts and law will always work a lot better than flattery and whispering sweet nothings (at least with me). But then again, George Clooney has never argued a case in front of me.