Why is the Appellate Process so Expensive?
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.
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…
In Utah, in order for the appellate court to take jurisdiction over your claim, you must obtain a final judgment. The final judgment rule is jurisdictional, and without it, the court of appeals will dismiss your case. It’s helpful—and indeed…
I get calls frequently from clients wanting to appeal based on their attorney’s failure to admit evidence at trial. It isn’t that the attorney tried to admit the evidence and the trial court blocked their efforts: that is a legal…
Lotus Appellate Law handles appeals throughout Utah, serving clients in all counties and courts across the state including: