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Co-Chairs
Leonard M. Rosenberg
Andrew L. Zwerling
Members
Roy W. Breitenbach
Steven J. Chananie
Philip C. Chronakis
Michael J. Keane
John G. Martin
Courtney A. Rogers
Leonard M. Rosenberg
Andrew L. Zwerling |
At GW, we understand the
crucial and widely recognized need for appellate
practice specialists. The attorneys in our Appellate
Practice Group have decades of experience as appellate
litigators, in state and federal courts, in both New
York and New Jersey, including the United States Supreme
Court.
The Appellate Practice
Group has experience handling appeals in the following
representative areas:
- Break-Up/Dissolution
Of Business Entities, Practice Groups, Including
Valuation And Restrictive Covenants
- Criminal Law
- Civil Rights and
Discrimination
- Commercial Law
- Discharge Planning,
Patient Rights and Elder Law
- Employment Law
- Health Care
- Insurance Law
- Medical Malpractice
- Professional
Licensing
- Real Estate Tort Law
The Appellate Practice
Group also performs a wide array of services.
- Appellate Work - We
assume full responsibility for all aspects of an
appeal, including the crucial initial filings,
appellate motion practice, preparing the record,
writing the briefs and conducting oral argument
before the appellate court.
- Consultants to trial
counsel - Our attorneys assist trial attorneys in
preparing motions to dismiss, summary judgment
motions and other substantive motions. They also
consult with trial counsel to ensure that
dispositive issues are preserved for appellate
review. They also prepare memoranda necessary to
resolve complex evidentiary and discovery issues.
- Post-verdict motions
- Certain issues must be advanced following a
verdict in order for a party to assert them on
appeal, and post-verdict motions provide that
opportunity. We assist clients at this crucial phase
of proceedings.
- Appeal Assessment -
The determination of whether or not to pursue an
appeal is a crucial one. An appeal may be pursued in
order to rectify a patently erroneous result in the
lower court and to win a case outright. Pursuing an
appeal, even one fraught with difficulties, may have
the effect of gaining leverage in settlement
discussions. Also, an appeal may be warranted to
prevent the sweeping and widespread impact on an
entire industry of an erroneous legal ruling in a
single case. Our attorneys assist in making this
critical evaluation.
- Amicus curiae - Our
attorneys have prepared "friend of the court" briefs
on behalf of our clients, in order to influence
decisions involving issues of industry-wide
significance.
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