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Your Appeal Doesn’t Have to Be a War of Attrition: Utah Appellate Mediation Explained
By Cherise Bacalski • May 5, 2026The trial is over You lost at trial. Or you won — and now the other side has appealed. Either way, you are staring down a process that will consume the next one to three years of your life, cost…- Mediation
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Utah Court Rules Filing Deadlines and Timelines — Now at Your Fingertips
By Chris • March 26, 2026Procedural rules govern everything in Utah litigation. They determine when you must answer a complaint, how long you have to respond to discovery, and whether a motion is properly before the court at all. Understanding these rules — and tracking…- Practice Tip
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Why is the Appellate Process so Expensive?
By Cherise Bacalski • March 21, 2026Appellate fees often catch clients off guard — appellate costs reflects a fundamentally different set of demands than costs trial attorneys charge at the district court level.- Costs
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What Does an Appellate Attorney Do?
By Cherise Bacalski • March 9, 2026If 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…- Costs
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Transcript Requests
By Cherise Bacalski • February 2, 2026Part 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…- Practice Tip
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Amending a notice of appeal
By Cherise Bacalski • January 26, 2026In 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…- Practice Tip
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