District of Columbia Law Firm

When it comes to Appellate & Trial Consulting, the District of Columbia law firm of choice is Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. (SHB). In the District of Columbia, law firm experience is key. As a firm, SHB has more than a century of experience in many practice areas. Our 1,500 employees are comprised of talented attorneys, paraprofessionals and research analysts that help us maintain our well-earned reputation for being a prestigious District of Columbia law firm.

The Appellate & Trial Consulting Practice at our District of Columbia law firm has briefed and argued cases in state and federal appellate courts, as well as before regulatory agencies and military tribunals, throughout the United States. SHB appellate lawyers from our District of Columbia law firm and our other offices around the world have successfully represented parties in numerous substantive areas, including product liability; intellectual property; contract disputes; mass, toxic and other torts; pharmaceutical and medical device litigation; banking and UCC litigation; insurance coverage; and environmental and land use litigation; and in challenges to proposed state constitutional amendments and administrative rules. In addition, attorneys at our District of Columbia law firm have played a key role in developing potential revisions to federal and state court rules and, in recent years, have filed amicus briefs on behalf of organizations involved in high-profile appeals that raise significant class action-related policy and public policy questions.

Attorneys in the SHB Appellate & Trial Consulting Practice in our District of Columbia law firm work closely with clients and trial counsel to formulate appellate strategies; identify and research critical issues; draft and edit briefs and petitions for extraordinary writs; present oral arguments; prepare post-appeal motions; and mediate cases that are pending on appeal. We also provide valuable services at the trial court level by assisting with the development of legal theories and by preparing summary judgment and other dispositive motions that involve legal issues likely to be the subject of appellate review, as well as jury instructions, jury verdict forms, directed verdict motions, and post-trial motions.

Due to the nature of this work, an SHB appellate attorney may be called on to consult, assist or assume primary responsibility for an entire appeal. Because appeals are based entirely on the written record of the trial court proceedings, it is not necessary that appellate counsel be located in the same jurisdiction or geographic region where the trial was conducted. For example, an attorney from our District of Columbia law firm may be the most qualified attorney to handle a case in Ann Arbor, MI. When taking an appeal from an adverse decision or when defending a favorable judgment, SHB?s appellate attorneys will ensure that appellate procedures are followed correctly and that the final product is first-rate in substance, form and professional quality.

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1155 F Street, NW, Suite 200
Washington, D. C. 20004-1305
P: 202-783-8400
F: 202-783-4211

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