Your case is important to you. An appeal can be an expensive and time-consuming process, with a sometimes uncertain outcome. Some cases are worth appealing, but others are not.

I can review your case for a small fee and let you know whether taking an appeal is worth the time and money involved.

Once your case has been accepted for appeal, it may pose a new or important constitutional or statutory question that has not been answered by the courts, would benefit by a state-by-state comparison of law, involves legislative history, or requires the presentation of a complex fact situation.

I can furnish a well researched, well documented, well written, and good-looking brief.

Cases can be lost by an unfocused oral presentation. With only a few minutes to state your arguments, and with the likelihood that the judges will have probing questions, appearance in court by an experienced appellate practitioner can often help.

I can efficiently and professionally argue your case to the court.

I work for a competitive hourly rate. Unless I am just evaluating your case for appeal, I generally require an up-front retainer before I begin. In any case, my bills contain a detailed accounting of time and costs.