Appellate Practice

Our Appellate Practice Group is highly qualified to meet the unique demands of appellate practice. Appellate advocacy is different from litigating a case before a trial court. At the trial court level, the case is initially heard. Decisions are made concerning evidence, testimony, and facts of the case. An appeal concerns the review of the decisions made before the trial court. At the appellate court level, attorneys do not have the opportunity to re-shape the record. Rather, except in very limited circumstances, appellate arguments must be constructed from the existing record. The skills needed for appellate advocacy are just as specialized as the skills needed to advocate at the trial court level.

Our Appellate Practice Group has extensive experience in advocating a wide array of issues in civil, criminal, and tax appeals. We have a combined experience of approximately 40 years of appellate advocacy and have handled over 135 appeals. We have argued cases before the Indiana Supreme Court, 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, Indiana Court of Appeals and Indiana Tax Court. We have also appeared before the United States Supreme Court and are active in the Appellate Section of the Indiana State Bar Association.

We understand that not all attorneys have the specialized experience for appellate advocacy. Therefore our group accepts referrals from outside attorneys when they need assistance in defending a favorable decision or overturning an unfavorable one.