APPELLATE LAW

Appellate Law Overview

If you want the best chance to win an appeal, then you need an appellate attorney. In recent decades, the tangible advantages of having talented and expert appellate litigators handle appellate litigation has become evident. as more and more litigants have come to realize, when it comes to winning an appeal, it pays to have an appellate attorney.

The days when one attorney could possess the knowledge and experience to handle any legal issues are long gone. In today’s environment, you need an attorney with the knowledge and experience to handle your issue. If you need a contract, you get a contract attorney. If you need a divorce, you get a divorce attorney. If you need to go to trial, you need a trial attorney. If you need to appeal, you need an appellate attorney.  If you want to maximize your chances of a favorable result on appeal, you need an appellate attorney. While many trial attorneys may attempt to handle appeals, they simply lack the necessary skill set. Appeals are different from trials. One issue with a trial attorney handling an appeal is that “trial judges are fundamentally different from appellate judges.” They look for different information and are persuaded by different arguments. Because of this difference, a trial attorney, event very skilled trial attorney, will very likely make a very poor appellate attorney.