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    Appellate Attorney Preparation – Why Does it Takes so Long to File and Brief a Case?

    By Cherise Bacalski • May 6, 2026
    Why Appellate Attorneys Can’t “Phone It In” The joke started backstage. Among stage actors in the early twentieth century, a gag circulated about a performer with a role so small he could “phone it in” — dial up the theater…
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    • Appellate Procedure

    Your Appeal Doesn’t Have to Be a War of Attrition: Utah Appellate Mediation Explained

    By Cherise Bacalski • May 5, 2026
    The 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…
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    • Appellate Procedure

    Utah Court Rules Filing Deadlines and Timelines — Now at Your Fingertips

    By Chris • March 26, 2026
    Procedural 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…
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    Why is the Appellate Process so Expensive?

    By Cherise Bacalski • March 21, 2026
    Appellate 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.
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    What Does an Appellate Attorney Do?

    By Cherise Bacalski • March 9, 2026
    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…
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    • Appellate Procedure

    Transcript Requests

    By Cherise Bacalski • February 2, 2026
    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…
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    • Transcripts