FAQ: For what area(s) of law do you handle appeals and substantive motions?

 
 

I get this question a lot because lawyers tend to focus on one particular area of the law over another: what area of law do you practice in with your appeals and substantive motions?

But here’s the thing: appeals and motions are their own area of law that requires mastery of certain skills—careful analysis and clear writing—used over and over regardless of what area of law is the subject of your analysis or brief.

After focusing entirely on appeals and motions for more than a decade, I have written briefs for lawyers practicing in federal and state courts across the country in a wide range of practice areas, such as:

  • federal regulations (governing aviation and military training centers)

  • medical and dental malpractice

  • construction disputes (contracts and liens)

  • personal injury (trip/slip and fall; car accidents; work injuries; NY scaffolding law)

  • business disputes (among members of LLCs and shareholders of closely held corporations)

  • real estate and property disputes (so many cases dealing with deed ambiguities, mistakes, and sometimes fraud; also partition)

  • class actions (involving consumer fraud and foreclosure practices)

  • residential and commercial foreclosure defense

  • immigration (asylum, waivers, eligibility, excludability, and bond issues)

  • family and divorce (custody, child support, maintenance, pre and post-marital agreements)

  • elder abuse (and senior guardianship)

  • bankruptcy (proofs of claim, reclamations, dischargeability of certain debts, and creditor challenges)

  • civil practice questions (like, whether the correct motion was filed or the case was started in the right venue)

  • landlord/tenant (specifically, rent regulation violations)

  • employment discrimination (state and federal)

  • civil rights/constitutional (1983 claims)

Is the area of law you practice in listed above? No? Well, I can still assure you that I can handle your appeal or substantive motion. I have a formula—carefully honed through writing hundreds of briefs—that I follow for every. single. case.

Plus, I love learning about a new area of law as I’m diving deep into the legal issues and acquiring enough knowledge to effectively explain the reason why a client is entitled to the relief they are seeking.

Get in touch. I am ready to tackle your appeal and substantive motion—regardless of what area of law you practice in.