Appellate Practice
Oct. 2, 2007
Perfecting the Appeal Before the Trial Even Ends
Ten years ago, hiring an appellate specialist before a trial was over was almost unheard of. But as the field has evolved, appellate lawyers say they are being brought in more often at the trial-court level, especially in high-stakes cases, to try to prevent errors and make sure all the legal issues are preserved in the ever-important record.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Appellate specialist Jerry Falk still remembers the heartbreak he felt years ago when one of his clients lost a $90 million contract fraud case because of a technicality.
"I never want to have that happen again. It was just awful," said Falk, a partner at of Howard, Rice, Nemerovski, Canady, Falk & Rabkin in San Francisco. "It haunts me...
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