Appeals
We have the experience, capacity, and expertise to handle any appeal.
U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers® included the firm on their 2020 “Best Firms” list for the Metro Nashville area, including a Top Tier designation for appellate practice.
Appeals require a particularized skill set and a deep knowledge about how the court system works.
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We accept cases from across the entire state of Tennessee, we serve as consultants and counsel in other states as well as federal court.
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We frequently work with other lawyers to provide insight and strategy on pending or anticipated appeals, or complex summary judgement matters.
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We have handled hundreds of appeals, and we have the expertise to take on any area of law.
Accolades
- Our attorneys have clerked for judges at the state and federal level.
- They have served as editors of influential texts and have been published in the Tennessee Bar Journal, the Nashville Bar Journal, Belmont Law Review, and more.
- They are featured presenters at seminars across the state, including the Tennessee Bar Association’s Supreme Court Bootcamp, the Nashville Bar Association’s Appellate Practice Seminar, the Tort Law Conference for Tennessee Practitioners, and the Tennessee Association of Construction Counsel.
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Some matters we’ve handled include:
McIntyre v. Ballentine, 833 S.W.2d 52
Tennessee Supreme Court 1992
Amicus Counsel, adoption of comparative fault
Monypeny v. Kheiv., No. W2014-00656-COA-R3-CV
Tennessee Court of Appeals 2014
Affirming $2.6 million jury verdict
(trial and appellate counsel)
Morrison v. Allen, 338 S.W.3d 314
Tennessee Supreme Court 2011
Securing $1.7 million in life insurance proceeds
(trial and appellate counsel)
Knight v. Metro. Gov’t of Nashville & Davidson Cnty.,
136 F. App’x 755, 757
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals 2005
Affirming $200,000 verdict in discrimination case
United States v. Lanier. 870 F.3d 546, 547
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals 2017
Successfully vacated criminal conviction for lack of Remmer hearing
Russell v. Illinois Central Railroad Co.,
No. W2013-02453-COA-R3-CV
Tennessee Court of Appeals 2015
Affirming $3.3 million jury verdict
In re Estate of Smallman, 398 S.W.3d 134
Tennessee Supreme Court 2013
New trial for widow regarding husband’s estate
Mayfield v. Mayfield, 395 S.W.3d 108
Tennessee Supreme Court 2012
Reversing award of alimony to at-fault spouse
Circle C. Constr., LLC. V. Nilsen, 484 S.W.3d9 14
Tennessee Supreme Court 2016
Successful Supreme Court application
reinstating claim under tolling agreement
Westmoreland v. Bacon,
No. M2011-01811-COA-RM-CV
Tennessee Court of Appeals 2013
Successful Supreme Court application resulting in remand, preservation of medical malpractice claim
Recognition
Appellate Practice
Donald Capparella
Commercial Litigation
Margaret L. Behm
Insurance Law
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Personal Injury Litigation
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Litigation: Labor and Employment
Margaret L. Behm
Tyler Chance Yarbro
Litigation: Trusts and Estates
Harlan Dodson
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Mid-South Super Lawyers List 2009-2017
Donald Capparella
2019
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Small Firm category
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2017
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Small Firm category
Tyler Chance Yarbro
Donald Capparella
2016
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Small Firm category
Tyler Chance Yarbro
Donald Capparella
2015
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Small Firm category
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