Overview

(Read Archer Norris's California Appellate Law Blog.)

Archer Norris is proud to have an experienced group of appellate lawyers with a proven track record of success in California’s appellate courts. The firm’s appellate attorneys have briefed and argued numerous cases before the California appellate courts, the California Supreme Court, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. They are experts in both state and federal appellate procedure, with a successful history of identifying those issues in a client’s case that lead to the desired result from appellate justices.

Why do you need appellate counsel? The appellate process is markedly different from a trial and requires different skills and expertise from your attorney. Your trial attorney is an expert at developing and building the facts and law to support your claim. Their goal is always geared towards convincing a jury of your peers to agree with your claim. An appellate lawyer does the opposite. A good appellate attorney will deconstruct your case down to the most important and pertinent facts and issues to convince, not a jury, but a panel of appellate justices that your claim is meritorious.

The appellate attorneys at Archer Norris have spent years working as a team with trial counsel both inside our firm and with outside trial counsel to serve our clients needs. For more information on how we can complement your own legal team, contact the chair of Archer Norris’ appellate practice group, W. Eric Blumhardt at rblumhardt@archernorris.com.