Law Office of Paul DePetris
Providing New Jersey Appellate Services, New Jersey Per Diem Attorney Services and Consulting Services to Law Firms & Per Diem Parties

Appellate Services
  • Is a deadline for a New Jersey appellate brief coming up? 
  • Thinking of filing a New Jersey appeal but unfamiliar with the New Jersey appeals process? 
  • Are you ready to file a New Jersey appeal but need guidance on what issues to bring to the New Jersey appellate court’s attention? 
  • Were you or your client served with a notice of appeal and you are faced with defending against that appeal?
  • Want a legal opinion about the possiblity of success on an appeal? 

 

As New Jersey appellate deadlines come closer and your firm’s file load increases, let my office free up your time by drafting your New Jersey appellate brief.  Let an attorney experienced in drafting New Jersey appellate briefs do the brief writing work for you, while you argue any oral argument on the appeal.   Let an appellate attorney give you a fresh perspective on your New Jersey case before you file your New Jersey appellate brief. 

 

Appellate briefs are not like trial court motion briefs - attorneys must follow very specific and demanding rules and deviation from those rules could result in the imposition of sanctions.  For example:

 

·         There are strict guidelines for how proofs are presented on New Jersey Appeals.  Accordingly, attorneys are not always permitted to present to a New Jersey appellate court all the proofs that the attorney believes are relevant to the appeal. 

·         It is not uncommon for a New Jersey appellate brief to require hundreds of citations to the record. 

·         Format of New Jersey appellate papers is in large part specified by the New Jersey Appellate Rules. 

·         The standard of review for New Jersey appeals may be different from New Jersey trial court standards for deciding issues before them.

·         Failure to properly frame the issues via the appellate brief could be fatal to one's New Jersey appeal.

·         New Jersey Appellate courts expect a higher standard of writing than that found in the typical New Jersey trial court brief.

·         Motions filed in the New Jersey Appellate Division follow different procedures than motions in New Jersey trial courts. 

·         Not all issues presented to a New Jersey trial court are worthwhile to present to a New Jersey Appellate Court.  Arguing irrelevant or nominal issues on your New Jersey appeal may hurt rather than help your chances of appealing a New Jersey lower court decision.

 

Consider the appellate services of Paul DePetris.  Paul DePetris has:

 

·         Written New Jersey appellate briefs for many law firms on a wide variety of substantive and procedural issues. 

·         Helped law firms prosecute and defend New Jersey appeals.

·         Helped law firms oppose motions filed in New Jersey appellate courts.

·         Counseled law firms on the details of New Jersey appellate practice.

·         Helped law firms to overturn trial court decisions.

 

Mr. DePetris is also the author of the following publications: 

 

·         New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act & Forms (New Jersey Law Journal Books, 2007)

·         Learned Professionals, Licensed Semiprofessionals and the Consumer Fraud Act:  The Origins of the Licensed Professionals’ Doctrine (New Jersey Lawyer, Oct. 2008)

·         Liability For Consumer Fraud In Real Estate Transactions (New Jersey Law Journal, March 18, 2009).   Mr. DePetris also gives seminars on the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act.

 

For a no obligation phone consultation, call the Law Office of Paul DePetris at 609-714-2020 or send the firm an email at consumerlaw@newjerseylemon.com.