In civil litigation, the trial court’s judgment is often not the last word. If you lose at that the trial court, you may still have a chance to prevail if you can convince the appellate court that the trial court judge...more
The trial is over. The jury has spoken – or the judge has ruled – and the outcome wasn’t what you hoped. Now what?
At that moment, many litigants turn to the idea of an appeal as a second chance, a do-over. It’s important...more