Appellate Practice
Oct. 6, 2026
From the mailbag--feedback tidbits prompted by past columns
From cocktail concoctions and lawyerly libations to appellate calculus and courtroom citations, past columns have prompted some entertaining--and occasionally enlightening--responses.
Benjamin G. Shatz
Partner in the Appellate Division of Duane Morris LLP's Trial Practice Group in the Los Angeles office, and leader of the firm's West Coast appellate practice.
Appellate Law (Certified), Litigation
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Back in March, this column's installment, The Appellate Bar-tender, proposed various appellate-themed cocktail recipes. The article concluded with an invitation to submit such recipes. One who took up the challenge was none other than Jon B. Eisenberg--he of Rutter Guide fame, aka the "Blue Bible" of California appellate practitioners--who responded with a couple of concoctions. First, The Eisenberg Kvetch: Something to complain about, mixing vetch liqueur with Angostura bitters a...
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