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Appellate Representation
When a matter is tried to conclusion in the Trial Court and there is a Final Order with which a party is dissatisfied, either party to the trial has the right to appeal that Order to a higher court known as an Appellate Court (i.e. Superior Court in Pennsylvania; Appellate Division in New Jersey). Not every attorney is familiar with the Appellate rules and procedures and therefore not every attorney is competent to handle an appeal. Therefore, when a party decides to take an appeal from an Order of the Trial Court, that party needs to do his homework to make sure that the attorney is fully versed in the knowledge necessary to properly handle an appeal.
Dorothy K. Phillips, Esquire has handled and won many appeals, successfully
reversing Orders of trial courts. In order to save her clients legal fees,
she directs them to the web sites which give them the information of what
is happening on their appeal from day to day. In that way, each client can
keep track of the Appellate Court's actions regarding his or her case and
need not consult constantly with the attorney to track an appeal.
In a recent matter, Ms. Phillips was consulted by a party who did such research concerning appellate attorneys. Phillips undertook to represent a client who had been denied the right to relocate to a different state with a child who had always been in her primary custody. Ms. Phillips undertook the appeal and in less than six months was successful in reversing the lower court Judge so that the client regained custody of the child and was permitted to relocate to a different jurisdiction.
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