Our appellate group prepares appeals before final judgment – interlocutory appeals, mandamus and other extraordinary writs – as well as the full spectrum of appellate practice after final judgment, including all stages of briefing and oral argument.

In addition to handling appeals, GPM’s appellate attorneys actively participate at the trial court level. The group conducts pre-suit case evaluation, drafts summary judgment (and other case dispositive) motions, drafts the jury charge, and structure cases for appeal or emergency relief.

Our recent experience includes:

• Obtaining summary judgment on the issue of whether $1.5m of property was property of the debtor in an adversary proceeding to avoid fraudulent transfers in Bankruptcy Court. The case settled with an agreed judgment for $2.7m shortly after entry of judgment in our client’s favor. Sherman v. OTA Franchise Corp. (In re Essential Fin. Educ.), Nos. 18-33108, 20-3092, 2021 Bankr. LEXIS 1176 (Bankr. N.D. Tex. 2021).
• Obtained the dismissal of a federal trademark infringement lawsuit in the Eastern District of New York  on the basis of lack of personal jurisdiction over our Texas client, a NASCAR sponsor. Reliance First Capital, LLC v. Mid Am. Mortg., Inc., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 100901 (E.D.N.Y. June 17, 2019)
• Obtained the summary dismissal of an interlocutory appeal from the bankruptcy court on the basis that the appellant had failed to identify the interlocutory grounds for appeal. OTA Franchise Corporation v. Gary G. Flick, Case No. 3:19-cv-1125 (N.D. Tex. 2019) (Memorandum Opinion dismissing appeal against denial of motion to dismiss bankruptcy case).