ADJT's lawyers have unsurpassed expertise in handling appeals.
Ten ADJT lawyers are board certified in Civil Appellate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization – as many as any firm in Texas, regardless of size.
One of our lawyers served for 12 years as a highly rated justice on the Austin Court of Appeals; four of our lawyers have served as law clerks for the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit; and three held law-clerk or staff attorney positions for Texas state appellate courts.
Six of our lawyers have served as law school professors, five of them teaching Appellate Advocacy.
Most ADJT lawyers are frequent and highly rated speakers and authors at appellate CLE courses and in legal periodicals.
ADJT lawyers provide invaluable assistance with complex litigation before appeal.
ADJT lawyers can assist at every level of litigation, including
legal analysis of claims and defenses;
development of a discovery plan and budget, and advising lead trial counsel about facts to look for in discovery and evidence to present at trial;
dealing with discovery privileges and sanctions;
handling dispositive motions, such as summary judgment motions, motions to dismiss, and motions for directed verdict;
assisting trial counsel;
advising about error preservation during trial;
preparing, objecting to, and arguing the jury charge;
preparing and arguing all post-trial motions.
ADJT lawyers play a critical role in alternative dispute resolution.
Because ADJT lawyers serve as mediators and arbitrators, they are uniquely qualified to represent clients in front of mediators and arbitrators.
Because ADJT lawyers are appellate specialists, they are particularly well-suited to prepare position papers and to orally present a party's position at mediation.
As independent appellate specialists, ADJT lawyers bring objectivity to a case when the parties or trial counsel may have become entrenched in bitterness that prevents productive communication and negotiation.
