Our Work

Your appeal starts before the notice of appeal. 

That’s why our attorneys provide experienced and specialized appellate counselling at the trial level alongside our predominant work in the appellate courts.  But that appellate counseling doesn’t just involve preservation and creation of the record, or researching and drafting your motions or responses (good trial lawyers can do that!).  Our attorneys, working as a team, collaborate with trial lawyers to strategize and frame anticipated issues to facilitate review and a stay (through appeal or petitions for extraordinary writs), or sometimes to avoid review.  By thinking ahead about appealability, we maximize the standard of review to best the chances of success in the appellate court.  We’re focusing on your case, bringing to bear our lawyers’ familiarity with the appellate courts and experience with a diversity of procedural and substantive issues.  That’s our value-added craft, and it goes well beyond the old appellate model. 

Our team has handled appeals across a wide range of legal issues, including complex commercial disputes, insurance coverage and bad faith claims, legal malpractice, arbitration enforcement, contractual and real estate matters, wrongful death and personal injury cases, and issues of first impression in both state and federal courts. We have successfully navigated forum disputes, tackled challenges to arbitration provisions, defended and reversed trial court rulings, and provided strategic guidance on preserving appellate issues. Whether we are assisting trial counsel with high-stakes litigation or briefing intricate legal arguments before the appellate courts, our focus remains the same—achieving the best possible outcome for our clients.