The short answer is yes. When a court rules against a homeowner in a foreclosure case, it issues a judgment of foreclose. In Wisconsin, a judgment of foreclosure is considered to be a final judgment. This is significant because, pursuant to Wisconsin States Section 808.03(1), a final judgment may be appealed as a matter of […]
When you decide to initiate a civil or criminal appeal, the first action you must take is to file your Notice of Appeal in the circuit court that issued the judgment from which you are appealing. The date of filing for your Notice of Appeal begins the clock ticking on numerous critical deadlines. One such deadline […]
If you believe your case was prematurely dismissed, you can ask the court of appeals to review the dismissal. This is a type of appeal, and it requires several steps. File a Notice of Appeal The first step is filing your Notice of Appeal (“NOA”). The NOA lets the court know that you wish to […]
Yes, once you’ve got a judgment from the circuit court. In Wisconsin, small claims cases are generally decided by a court commissioner. After the court commissioner decides the case, either party may request that the case be decided again in front of a circuit court judge. The first step is to file a Small Claims […]
Nearly 70% of criminal appeals in Wisconsin use the legal vehicle of ineffective assistance of counsel as the attempted means for relief. This means that the accused is arguing, “If my trial counsel had done something different, the outcome would’ve been different and I wouldn’t have been convicted” (or the result of sentencing would’ve been […]
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 […]
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 […]