Reeves Law LLC

St. Louis Civil Litigation Appeals Law Firm

Over the past several decades, the legal industry has come to recognize that the skills required for briefing and arguing an appeal are different from—although complementary to—the skills required for litigating a trial. While litigating a trial requires a basic ability to conduct legal research and write motions, briefing an appeal takes legal research and writing to a much higher, more complex level. And unlike a trial, where counsel primarily focuses on developing the facts in the client’s favor through the introduction of evidence, an appeal requires counsel to focus on whether the trial court misapplied the law or erroneously stated the law. As such, the oral argument on appeal is extremely different from the opening and closing arguments at trial.

Given how an appeal requires a different set of legal skills from those required at trial, many clients and trial attorneys are recognizing the need to retain an appellate specialist to brief and argue their appeals.

Contact us today if you need legal assistance with the following:

• Litigation & Appeals

Call 314-782-3874 today to arrange your free initial consultation.