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Appellate

CBM Appellate attorneys:

We Bring Fresh Perspective and Rigorous Analysis

Carroll, Burdick & McDonough's Appellate Practice uses its specialized experience, skills, and strategic thinking to help clients achieve success at both the trial and appellate levels. Every matter begins with a realistic assessment of our client’s position, immediate and long-term interests and the path most likely to achieve those goals. We consult on trial and appellate strategies, significant dispositive motions, record preservation issues, and a host of other tasks essential to litigation success. We partner with our clients to help them:

• Derive maximum value from efforts predating our involvement
• Create leverage for resolution
• Produce the most powerful work product possible

As the California Court of Appeal has observed, "appellate practice entails rigorous original work in its own right." When retained for an appeal or writ proceeding, our attorneys bring a fresh perspective to the trial record. Because the appellate forum differs fundamentally from the trial court, we build strategy on a deep appreciation of the review process.

This approach has given us years of successful experience in appellate courts throughout the nation.

Our Strategic and Procedural Expertise Spans a Wide Variety of Practice Areas

CBM's Appellate Practice has achieved outstanding results on appeal and has secured many take-nothing judgments at the trial level, often on dispositive motion. Our appellate lawyers represent a diverse array of domestic and international clients in matters involving many different areas, including the following:

• Class Actions & Complex Litigation
• Commercial Litigation
• Constitutional Law
• Consumer Litigation Defense
• Insurance Law
• International Law and Cross-Border Proceedings
• Intellectual Property
• Jurisdictional Issues
• Labor and Employment
• National Litigation Coordination and Strategy
• Products Liability
• Real Property