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Appellate

An integrated appellate and trial capability that gets results

JMBM’s appellate lawyers are uniquely qualified for today’s multi-jurisdiction mega-lawsuits because we combine appellate skill with significant trial experience. The members of our appellate team provide sound analysis and strategy, write effective briefs and deliver compelling oral arguments. We are experienced at anticipating possible appellate challenges at the trial level, laying the foundation for legal arguments and preserving issues for review on appeal. Our appellate lawyers are experienced in:

  • Preparation of petitions for certiorari and briefs in opposition to certiorari
  • Preparation of merits and amicus briefs
  • Writs of mandamus
  • Cases of first impression

Our appellate lawyers have represented a wide range of industries, from pharmaceutical companies to trade associations, before all California state and federal courts. Our attorneys also have handled petitions for certiorari to the United States Supreme Court, as well as appeals to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, the Federal Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. We are experienced also in appeals before regulatory bodies such as the National Labor Relations Board.

We also represent third parties with significant interests in the outcome of pending appeals, and have filed amicus curiae briefs on their behalf.

Our appellate work runs the full gamut of disputes, from complex jurisdictional and state law preemption issues to controversies that involve:

  • Bankruptcy
  • Defamation and false advertising
  • Employment and labor issues
  • Intellectual property controversies
  • Land use and zoning
  • Professional negligence
  • Tax disputes
Focused appellate skill

Each appellate matter is handled by a senior lawyer who develops, drafts, reviews and edits all aspects of the appellate brief. We produce arguments and briefs that are not only meticulously researched, logically developed and correctly attuned to particular courts, but that are also highly readable and engaging to busy appellate judges. Once the basis for an appeal is identified and a strategy is developed, the appeal is prosecuted with the aggressive and intelligent advocacy our clients have come to expect from JMBM's trial lawyers.

JMBM's appellate lawyers provide:

  • The ability to craft an effective argument for convincing the appeals court that the law demands an outcome either consistent with or contrary to the original verdict.
  • The insight to identify key issues from a fresh perspective, frame them in persuasively written briefs and master the unique aspects of appellate oral presentation.
  • The procedural knowledge to provide skillful representation, tailored to your needs and to the demands and perspectives of the appellate court.
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