The Wisconsin Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company (WILMIC) has recently announced that the Alderman Law Firm’s managing attorney Kimberly Alderman will be the keynote speaker at WILMIC’s 2013 Summer Seminar, “The New Normal: Building a Law Practice in Today’s Economy.” Attorney Alderman will lead a 75-minute session titled, The Logistics of Success: Using Systems to Create […]
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In Wisconsin criminal cases, a convicted defendant has a limited time after sentencing to file a Notice of Intent to Pursue Post-Conviction Relief. Notice this is not a “Notice of Appeal,” rather it reflects that you are going to do something with an appellate lawyer. That appellate lawyer can do one of three things: (1) […]
As is the case with many a legal question, the answer is “Maybe.” You may appeal as a matter of right on foreclosure judgments. That means that the Court of Appeals will definitely hear your appeal (in other cases, you have to ask permission to appeal, but not in the case of foreclosure judgments). However, […]
Through a civil appeal, a litigant asks the Court of Appeals to reverse a final judgment or decision made by the Circuit Court. Appellate arguments are often based on complex legal interpretations. To locate “appealable issues,” in your case, you must carefully review the written record for procedural errors. A civil appeal is not an […]
Many people considering whether to appeal the final decision in a civil or criminal case wonder just how much an appeal will cost them. Unfortunately, there is no easy answer to this question. The cost of an appeal will be different for each case, because it depends on several different factors. These factors include the […]
If a court awards you money, you may be entitled to pre-judgment interest on that money. Pre-judgment interest is interest on the amount of money that you are awarded, accruing from the first date that the amount was owed to you. A judge will typically award pre-judgment interest in situations where the losing party was […]
During an appellate case, drafting and filing the requisite briefs is often the most daunting task. Many appellants — litigants who file an appeal — do not even realize that they may actually file two appellate briefs. The briefs typically filed during the course of an appeal are the Brief of Appellant, Brief of Respondent, […]
Under Wis. Stat. 809.17(1), Wisconsin Appellate Courts are permitted to develop programs for expediting appellate-level cases as they see fit, in order to “minimize appellate delay and reduce [their] backlog[s].” Taking advantage of this allowance, the Wisconsin Appellate Courts have developed the Expedited Appeals Program. Simply put, cases in the Expedited Appeals Program move through […]
Wisconsin statutes provide strict deadlines for filing documents and taking other actions throughout the appellate process. For instance, an appellant must file his brief and appendix within 40 days of the filing in the court of the record on appeal. Wis. Stat. 809.19(1). By filing a motion for extension of time, a party requests that […]
Yes. Wisconsin law provides that, under certain circumstances, defendants convicted of both felony and misdemeanor offenses may be released on bond pending the results of their appeal. According to Wisconsin Statute § 809.3: [quote](3) Release may be granted if the court finds that: (a) There is no substantial risk the appellant will not appear to answer […]