Litigation: Appellate

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Provided by Wright Close & Barger, LLP

Appeals

WCB has handled some of the most important appellate cases in Texas over the past two decades. The firm regularly argues in the Texas Supreme Court, the various Texas Courts of Appeals, and in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. We have also handled appellate cases in various other states, including Oregon, California, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Mississippi.

Attention to the appeal must start in the trial court, preferably before the trial begins. While the trial lawyer focuses on winning the jury verdict, the appellate lawyer has an eye towards the appeal. WCB appellate lawyers remain focused by taking responsibility for matters including pretrial motions, mandamus petitions and interlocutory appeals, research on special legal and evidentiary issues, and the critical work on the court’s jury charge. We do all of this, in addition to handling post-verdict motions and the appeal itself. Seventeen of our attorneys clerked for state or federal appellate courts. Eleven of our lawyers - Tom Wright, Jessica Barger, Russ Hollenbeck, Brian Cathey, Brad Snead, Marie Jamison, Natasha Taylor, Jim Marrow, Rachel Stinson, Heidi Gumienny, and Kelley Morris are Board Certified in Civil Appellate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Two of our partners served on appellate courts - Eva Guzman (Texas Supreme Court and 14th Court of Appeals) and Wanda Fowler (14th Court of Appeals) for a total of 35 years and add their judicial perspective to all of our cases.