“She read our proposed instructions the night before the charge conference and found the one that would have cost us on appeal. We fixed it that morning.”
Ignatius R.Trial lawyer, civil cases
For trial lawyers
An appellate lawyer at your table before the verdict
Many appeals are decided at trial, by an objection not made or an instruction not asked for.
Honora works beside trial lawyers, by the hour or by the stage, so the record is ready for review whichever way the jury goes. You keep the client and the case. She keeps the law straight, and stays on if there’s an appeal.
Where she joins a case
- 01
Jury instructions
Proposed instructions and objections drafted with the appellate standard in mind, before the charge conference.
- 02
Motions in limine
Evidence memos that make the ruling, either way, easy to review later.
- 03
At trial
On call during trial for the objection or offer of proof that keeps an issue alive.
- 04
Post-trial motions
A motion for a new trial or to change the judgment, written to set up the appeal.
- 05
Dispositive motions
Summary judgment briefs and oppositions, where the record is made on paper.
- 06
The appeal itself
Taking the appeal on, with you as co-counsel or handing it over entirely.
From lawyers who brought her in
“I keep the client relationship and Honora keeps the record clean. When the verdict went against us, the appeal was already half written.”
Wilhelmina S.Criminal defense lawyer
Lawyers’ comments about working with this office. Every case is different, and no comment here promises a result.
Call before the charge conference
The earlier Honora sees the record, the more of it she can help you shape.