Wednesday, May 21, 2025

NLJ on embedded appellate lawyering

NLJ has Defense-Side Appellate Lawyers See Boom in Trial Support Work

  • According to some defense attorneys, clients are increasingly bringing in appellate counsel to handle legal issues in the lead-up to and during trials.
  • The strategy is not new, but seems to have grown more common since the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Plaintiffs lawyers are also looking at legal issues earlier, though their tactics look different from those used by the defense.