Your Chances On Appeal And How You Can Improve Them

Appellate lawyer Jason P. Steed taps experience and statistics to answer  common questions about appeals. Will we get oral argument? How long will it take for the court to decide? What are our chances of winning, and how can we improve them?  Among his findings: If you have a complicated civil appeal and you ask for oral argument, you’ll probably get it. And if you’re the appellant you should ask: Reversal rates are higher in cases that hear oral argument.