Don’t Lose a Motion With These Too-Common Mistakes
One might expect obvious pratfalls to be avoided in motion practice, yet we repeatedly see the same unforced errors taking place by junior and experienced practitioners alike.
Despite technology providing support for legal calendars and docket reminders, and the existence of e-filing with courts and so many other efficiencies in the practice of law, certain mistakes nonetheless persist.
With an overtone of schadenfreude, we set out below situations where litigators lose motions without ever getting to the merits. Counsel should remain vigilant to avoid these too-common errors.
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