Appellate attorney fees often surprise clients who are used to district court billing. The difference comes down to how working in the different courts differ — and what each one demands.
If you’ve lost a court case — or won one that’s now being challenged — you may be asking yourself whether you need an appellate attorney and, more fundamentally, what an appellate attorney actually does. The answer matters, because appellate…
Part of the appellate process that gets little attention is transcript requests. But here’s a tip: if you are appellate counsel entering the case at the appellate stage, counsel with trial counsel and your client to understand which hearings you’ll…
In many cases, final judgment is final judgment. But if there is anything decided after final judgment occurs—for example, an attorney fee award—then appellate counsel should file an amended notice of appeal. Otherwise, you will not be able to appeal…
Raising issues on appeal can be a tricky judgment call. You know something unjust happened, but on appeal you must frame it properly as a cognizable issue on appeal. You must also understand what the remedy is. For example, in…
Remember, in legal writing, the Rule is King. That means that apart from citing the rule that governs the case *in your argument*–and of course analyzing the facts of your case through its lens–you, legal drafter, should also structure the…
Lotus Appellate Law handles appeals throughout Utah, serving clients in all counties and courts across the state including:
