Successful appeals require skilled practitioners who take a fresh look at a case and have the talents to put it in its best posture for success on review. We draw on our many years’ experience to preserve hard-won victories and reverse unjust or incorrect decisions.
Timely Results
We evaluate your situation quickly and help you decide on a legal strategy that advances your business strategy. Then we carry out that plan. In recent years, we have:
- Obtained the reversal of a $28 million verdict that an insurance agent had received against our insurance company client for interference with a subagency and the agent’s “expirations” concerning its customers’ policies;
- Obtained the reversal of a $19 million verdict against our client, an actuarial firm, for professional negligence and negligent misrepresentation;
- Successfully defended, including on rehearing and in the U.S. Supreme Court, a generic-drug manufacturer’s judgment of non-infringement of a patent on a blockbuster drug;
- Obtained the reversal of a judgment holding that our client’s claims for unpaid worker’s compensation premiums were not to be accorded priority treatment in the debtor’s bankruptcy proceedings;
- Obtained the reversal of an award of attorneys’ fees against our generic-drug manufacturer client in a patent-infringement case based on the filing of an Abbreviated New Drug Application;
- Obtained the reversal of summary judgment that had been granted against our client, a bicycle manufacturer, in a trademark-infringement lawsuit;
- Obtained the reversal of a substantial judgment for fraud and interference with contract that a lender had obtained against our bank client;
- Obtained the reversal of a substantial verdict in favor of an employee against our client, a public corporation, for wrongful termination.
We represent large and small companies, manufacturers, banks and financial institutions, insurance companies, educational institutions, and medical institutions.
Broad Experience
Our attorneys practice before state courts, every federal appeals court, and the United States Supreme Court. One of our attorneys is a past board member of the Illinois Appellate Lawyers Association and has taught legal writing at a Chicago law school.
Comprehensive Appellate Services
We can help you with all aspects of the appeals process, from start to finish, in state or federal court, anywhere in the country.
Assisting Trial Counsel Successful appeals begin even before a case goes to trial. We work with the trial team in the pre-trial and trial stages if an appeal is likely. We prepare motions, review jury instructions, and argue post-trial matters. We preserve a strong appellate record that increases your chance for success.
Pre-Appeal Evaluation Once a verdict or is rendered or judgment entered, we immediately conduct an evaluation of the merits of an appeal. We review the case from the perspective of an appellate court to evaluate its likelihood for success. Often we provide a valuable second opinion to clients who then decide whether to settle or appeal.
Representing Others Affected (Amicus Curiae) We help others who are likely to be affected by the appeal but whose interests may not be represented adequately by the litigants. We help trade associations and others by presenting the appellate court with public-policy arguments, economic analysis, and broader concerns. We have brought about successful judicial review of lower court decisions having a local, regional, and national impact on our clients’ businesses.