When you lose a case in trial court, it’s natural to feel disappointed, frustrated, or even determined to fight on. In some situations, filing a civil appeal can give you a second chance to obtain a ...

For high-stakes litigation, waiting until after an adverse verdict to engage appellate counsel can be a costly mistake. Traditionally, clients didn’t think about an investment in appellate counsel ...

In appellate practice, there was once comfort in formality. You started with the standard of review, cited black-letter law, and walked the court through a step-by-step application of precedent to ...

Cynthia Feathers and Tammy Feman discuss how collaboration between trial and appellate counsel in family and criminal cases can strengthen advocacy, preserve appellate rights, and ultimately better ...