Industries & Practices
Appellate Advocacy
We are experienced appellate attorneys, crafting logical, persuasive and, often, winning arguments.
Our appellate lawyers handle all types and aspects of appeals at both the state and federal levels. In crafting briefs and oral arguments, we use our industry knowledge and sophisticated understanding of the law to build creative and sophisticated appellate arguments that have resulted in favorable decisions for many of our clients. We also handle administrative appeals and writ actions, often representing national and state organizations as amici curiae.
Our skilled team includes former law clerks from the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Supreme Court of Ohio and Ohio appellate courts. Our team also includes attorneys recognized by the Ohio State Bar Association as certified specialists in appellate law.
Some of our specific services include:
- Counseling on federal and state appellate practice and procedure
- Working with trial counsel to brief important legal issues, preserve issues for review and resolve potential problems before they arise
- Preparing memoranda in support of jurisdiction and opposing jurisdiction in the Supreme Court of Ohio
- Working with attorneys in and outside of Ohio to pursue appeals in Ohio state and federal courts
- Pursuing and defending extraordinary writ actions (mandamus, prohibition, procedendo, etc.)
- Tracking Ohio appellate decisions for trends and developments
- Serving as the voice of national, statewide and other organizations in filing amicus curiae briefs in state and federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court
- Pursuing and defending federal and state administrative appeals, including Medicare reimbursement, zoning, school district and other specialized appeals
People
Drew H. Campbell
Partner
Karen L. Clouse
Of Counsel
Victoria Flinn McCurdy
Partner
Jennifer A. Flint
Partner
Daniel C. Gibson
Partner
Kara H. Herrnstein
Associate
Quintin F. Lindsmith
Partner
Noorjahan Rahman
Associate
Anne Marie Sferra
Partner
Bryan M. Smeenk
Associate
David K. Stein
Partner
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Experience
Appellate appearances
Have appeared in the highest courts in Ohio and West Virginia, as well as intermediate appellate districts throughout Ohio.
MoreAppellate victory for joint vocational school dist...
Obtained a favorable appellate decision for a joint vocational school district regarding the district’s ability to consider attendance data within the context of its teacher evaluations....
MoreDMA amicus briefs
Filed amicus briefs on behalf of oil and gas clients in various Ohio appellate courts and the Ohio Supreme Court regarding the Ohio Dormant Minerals Act.
MoreFalse Claims Act Supreme Court amicus brief
Drafted and filed an amicus brief on behalf of a managed care organization in an important False Claims Act case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court. The issues before the Court were whether and ...
MoreAmicus in support of HHS interpretive rule
Prepared an amicus brief on behalf of the American Hospital Association in support of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) interpretive rule providing guidance on the scope o...
MoreAmici brief for public owners associations
Represented a consortium of public owners associations as amici before the Supreme Court of Ohio, successfully arguing that public owners in Ohio should not be liable for additional construction co...
MoreAmici brief preparation for Ohio healthcare associ...
Prepared an amici brief on behalf of the Ohio State Medical Association, Ohio Hospital Association and Ohio Osteopathic Association arguing for the plain language interpretation of an evidenti...
MoreNoneconomic damage caps
Retained to file an amicus curiae brief on behalf of three organizations in support of the constitutionality of Ohio's noneconomic damage caps applicable to medical negligence cases.
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