Appellate

Effective appellate advocacy requires the best in legal analysis, persuasive writing, and careful research, blended with the judgment and experience to pursue a course of action that will give a client the best chance to achieve the best result.

The Firm’s litigation section includes members who specialize in representing clients before the Texas Courts of Appeal and Supreme Court, as well as before the Federal Courts of Appeals, particularly the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. The Firm’s appellate lawyers have successfully briefed and argued cases dealing with diverse issues such as admiralty, probate, real estate, arbitration, personal injury, trade name infringement, insurance, and banking, among many others. They are also experienced in the mandamus procedures and are called on to assist in preserving client’s interests through mandamus to the courts of appeals. Because the Firm’s appellate specialists appear regularly before the appellate courts and are active in the appellate bar, they are able to present to the justices of the courts of appeals a consistent and trusted voice in arguments on behalf of the Firm’s clients.

The Firm is proud of the contributions to Texas jurisprudence that have resulted from its work in the appellate courts, including numerous published opinions. A small sample of our attorneys’ reported cases include the following:

Kergosien v. Ocean Energy, Inc., 390 F.3d 346 (5th Cir. 2004); L & L Kempwood Associates, L.P., 9 S.W.3d 125 (Tex. 1999); Mladenka v. Mladenka, 2004 WL 395843 (Tex. App. –Houston [14th Dist.] 2004); Hill v. Mariner Health Care, Inc., 2004 WL 395843 (Tex. App. –Houston [14th Dist.] 2004); Heggy v. American Trading Employee Retirement Account Plan, 123 S.W.3d 770 (Tex. App. –Houston [14th Dist] 2004); Hlavinka v. Hancock, 116 S.W.3d 412 (Tex. App. –Corpus Christi 2003); Moore v. Bank Midwest, N.A., 39 S.W.3d 395 (Tex. App.–Houston 2001); Morehead v. Gilmore, 2003 WL 1848724 (Tex. App. –Houston [1st Dist.] 2003); TIG Ins. Co. v. Sedgwick James, 276 F.3d 754 (5th Cir. 2002); Continental Gas. Co. v. Fina Oil & Chemical Co., 126 S.W.3d 163 (Tex. App. –Houston [1st Dist.] 2003); Houston Village Builders, Inc. v. Falbaum, 105 S.W. 3d 28 (Tex. App. –Houston [14th Dist.] 2003).