Austin Principal Charles Fowler was quoted in AmLaw Litigation Daily's article, "What the Decline in Jury Verdicts Means for Appellate Courts." The article discusses the relative scarcity of cases proceeding to a jury verdict and the impact to trial courts, law firms, and the development of the law. “What’s an improper closing argument? How can you preserve what’s an improper closing argument? What are the standards for reversibility? When is it harmless?” Charles said. “These are all important things for trial attorneys to understand when they get up to give a closing argument, and it’s not something that the federal courts of appeals deal with a whole lot.”

The full article can be found here.

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