Practice
For trial lawyers: an appellate reader at your table
Most appeals are won or lost before the verdict, in what was objected to and how. We work beside trial counsel to keep issues alive, then take the appeal or hand it back.
Before and during trial
Motions in limine, offers of proof and objections framed so the appellate court can review them.
Instructions to the jury
Drafting instructions and special verdict forms, and making the record when the court refuses yours.
Motions after the verdict
New trial and judgment notwithstanding the verdict motions, briefed with the appeal in mind.
Writs mid-case
When a ruling during trial can't wait for an appeal, we draft and file the petition fast.
Sharing the appeal with you
You keep the client; we write the brief, or we split the work. Referral terms follow your state's rules and are put in writing.
A quick read of a ruling
A short written view on whether an adverse ruling calls for a writ, a motion, or a note for the appeal.
Calling from a courtroom hallway?
Send the ruling and the trial date. If it's during trial, say so in the first line and we'll answer that day.