Appeals

We represent appellants and respondents in the Oregon Court of Appeals, the Oregon Supreme Court and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. We handle appeals from our own trials and from cases tried by other lawyers.

We file the notice of appeal, designate the record, ask for a stay of the judgment where one is needed, write the briefs and argue the case. An appeal is decided on the trial court record, without witnesses or new evidence.

The notice of appeal from an Oregon circuit court judgment is due 30 days after the judgment is entered. Call us as soon as there is a judgment, or before if you expect one.

Services we provide

• Notice of appeal
• The record, and stays pending appeal
• Opening, answering and reply briefs, and oral argument
• Petitions for review in the Oregon Supreme Court

Statutes and rules

• ORS chapter 19, Appealswhat may be appealed, the notice of appeal and its 30-day deadline (ORS 19.255), the record, and the stay of a judgment while the appeal is pending.
• ORS chapter 2, Supreme Court; Court of Appealsthe two appellate courts, and how a case moves from one to the other.
• Oregon Rules of Appellate Procedurethe briefs, the record, the argument and the petition for review.
• Federal Rules of Appellate Procedurethe rules for an appeal from the United States District Court to the Ninth Circuit.

Resources

• Oregon Court of Appealsthe intermediate appellate court, where most appeals begin and end.
• Oregon Supreme Courtreview is discretionary; the court takes the cases it chooses.
• United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuitappeals from the federal district courts of Oregon and eight other western states.