by The Werner Law Group | Mar 4, 2022 | Appeals
What is meant by “standard of review” and why is it important to set out the proper standard of review in an appellant’s brief? There are many different standards of review that an appellate court may use in different circumstances. When filing an...
by The Werner Law Group | Feb 25, 2022 | Appeals
When conducting a trial of your case, it is advisable to have an appeal attorney to either be the attorney conducting your trial or an appeal lawyer to act as a consultant at trial. This is mainly because an appeal attorney can spot and identify issues that are...
by The Werner Law Group | Feb 18, 2022 | Appeals
Typically, a motion for new trial must be filed within 30 days of the judgment being rendered in your case. You will want to file a motion for new trial if you are seeking to overturn the trial court’s judgment. A motion for new trial also points out defects or...
by The Werner Law Group | Feb 11, 2022 | Appeals
Usually, the deadline to file a notice of appeal of a trial court’s judgment is 30 days after the judgment is signed by the court. This begins the appeal process. However, if there is a deadline extending pleading like a motion for new trial or request for findings...
by The Werner Law Group | Feb 4, 2022 | Appeals
After a judgment is rendered in your case at the trial level, you typically must file a notice of appeal within 30 days of the judgment being signed. However, if you file a motion for new trial asking the trial court to reconsider it’s ruling, then the deadline to...
by The Werner Law Group | Jan 28, 2022 | Appeals
Most of the appealable issues in a family law case are evaluated against an abuse of discretion standard, be it the issue of property division incident to divorce or partition, conservatorship, visitation, or child support.” Garcia v. Garcia, 170 S.W.3d 644, 648...
