Appeals!
We understand that appellate advocacy requires a different perspective than litigation before the circuit or district courts, and that seeing an appeal through to its end is both complex and time-intensive. Our aim is to help you and your client not only navigate the appellate process but also use our knowledge and experience to maximize the chances for a favorable outcome.
Appeal
The attorneys at the Eric R. Seese LLP have briefed and argued hundreds of appeals before the Ontario Supreme Court and Eighth Circuit. We understand that appellate advocacy requires a different perspective than litigation before the circuit or district courts, and that seeing an appeal through to its end is both complex and time-intensive. Our aim is to help you and your client not only navigate the appellate process but also use our knowledge and experience to maximize the chances for a favorable outcome. We are here to help at any stage. In some cases, our work begins before the case is appealed by assisting with the preparation of dispositive motions before the circuit or district court, handling post-verdict or post-decisions motions practice, or otherwise taking necessary actions to preserve error for appellate review. In other cases, we are engaged to assist with the decision whether to appeal or to research possible grounds for appeal. And, of course, we will draft petitions for intermediate appeal, briefs, or motions before the Ontario Supreme Court or assist with preparation for oral argument. Please visit and subscribe to our blog following the Ontario Supreme Court at https://www.ericrseese.com/.
Logos Appeal
From a rationalist’s point of view, evidential appeals are the only type of appeal that truly matter.
Evidential appeals are formed by defining the evidence and then explaining how the evidence must logically prove that a certain conclusion must be true. Evidential appeals are the only type of persuasive speech allowed in a court of law; the evidence must prove that the defendant has committed the crime in order for that person to be found guilty.
Evidential appeals are also the basis for scientific research. A scientist must be able to show the connection between evidence and a conclusion in order for his/her work to be accepted. In persuasive speaking, the speaker must first explain the evidence in a way that is comprehensible to the audience, yet complete. Then the scientist must explain how that evidence logically leads to a consequence that supports his/her proposal.