Appellate Advocacy

The firm has a seasoned and thriving appellate practice.  Our wide-ranging experience in appellate matters runs the gamut of the firm’s practice areas, and we have obtained successful results in the great majority of U.S. Courts of Appeals and the highest courts of numerous states.  Representative appellate court decisions are listed below.

We typically handle post-trial motions and appeals in cases that our own firm has tried.  Moreover, clients often ask us to either assist or assume prime responsibility for representing their interests in post-verdict and appellate proceedings involving difficult or high-exposure cases.  We are also frequently retained to consult with other firms that are preparing for trial in cases of importance to the client.  We have worked both behind the scenes, in a purely supportive role to assigned defense counsel, and more directly, as an additional counsel of record, tasked with handling important motions during the course of trial and otherwise protecting the trial record. In addition, clients have called upon us to assume responsibility for presenting the oral argument for important appeals in which our firm did not act as counsel of record on the appellate briefs.

LCBF’s deep appellate experience strengthens the firm’s ability to fashion strategies to achieve favorable outcomes at or before trial.  By the same token, the firm’s knowledge and rich practical experience in trying cases substantially enhances our ability to identify and persuasively advocate the most promising issues in the appellate courts – both in our briefs and at oral argument.

Representative Cases