Appellate Advocacy
Convincing appellate judges to decide matters in your clients' favor involves more than mastering the law and the facts. It involves telling a story that makes the court want to decide in your clients' favor and then explaining how the court can do so consistent with the law. EGHS thus believes effective appellate advocacy requires a thorough knowledge of not only the procedural rules and techniques for writing effective briefs, but also the art of storytelling, both in the written brief and in oral argument. EGHS' appellate lawyers have been telling their clients' stories for more than 40 years, including appeals of administrative and trial matters involving EGHS at the hearing and trial level, as well as matters referred to EGHS for appeal after hearing or trial by others.
EGHS employs a unique approach to appellate oral argument. Effective oral argument involves different skills than brief writing. Those skills are honed through a methodology that involves replicating the oral argument through the eyes of the opposing counsel. EGHS' success is reflected in the fact that its cases have been included in the 50 "most important opinions" identified by North Carolina's Lawyers Weekly for both of the past two years: See Egelhoff v. Szulik, 668 S.E.2d 367 (N.C. App. 2008) and Crawford v. RE/Max, et al., 187 N.C. App. 378, rev'd 362 N.C. 666 (2008).
Our Appellate Team is headed by Managing Partner, E.D. Gaskins, and Of Counsel Hugh Stevens, both of whom have had extensive civil trial experience as well as appellate experience in constitutional matters. The other members of the team include Managing Partner Louis E. Wooten, for business related and tax appeals, Michael Tadych, for open government and other civil litigation appeals, and James Hash for general civil litigation appeals.
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