Prevailing in appeals court demands different skills than those employed in other types of trials. Successful appellate attorneys share formidable analytical abilities and an appetite for research. They’re able to frame the fruits of their research in ways that achieve their clients’ goal of prompting—or precluding—reinterpretation of the law. And they possess talent not only for writing compelling briefs, but for thinking fast and presenting on-the-spot oral arguments succinctly and persuasively.
In addition to those characteristics, of course, successful attorneys must possess a good deal of experience. Lindquist & Vennum’s appellate attorneys combine instinct, training, and real-world experience to obtain victories for clients across the country. Their affinity for research and analysis, along with backgrounds that include clerking in U.S. courts of appeal, teaching legal studies, handling appeals from trial courts in numerous states, and appearing at all levels of state and federal appeals court, has enabled them to achieve beneficial outcomes for clients in the corporate, public, and nonprofit sectors. With the added bonus of perspectives gained from our firm’s in-depth understanding of business law, Lindquist & Vennum’s appellate attorneys have everything it takes to best position your case for the preservation or reconsideration of a lower-court decision. Indeed, our attorneys’ work has helped create new laws advantageous to clients.
Services
The appellate work we perform on behalf of clients includes:
- Advising on appellate issues during and after trial
- Assisting with motions in limine, jury instructions, and verdict forms
- Briefing and arguing appeals on the merits
- Briefing significant motions in the trial courts
- Handling agency appeals before various regulatory bodies
- Preparing and opposing petitions for review by the U.S. and state supreme courts
- Preparing petitions for interlocutory writs and responses at all appellate court levels
- Providing advice and assistance in briefing significant legal issues at the trial court level
- Representing friends of the court and preparing their briefs
- Reviewing administrative proceedings
- Working with trial counsel to preserve points for appellate review
Areas of Law Addressed
Appellate cases argued by Lindquist & Vennum have involved:
- Antitrust
- Bankruptcy
- Business torts
- Civil rights
- Commercial
- Contracts
- Constitutional
- Defamation
- Environmental
- Healthcare
- Insurance
- Intellectual property
- Labor and employment
- Product liability
- Professional liability
- Real estate
- Securities
- White collar crime