Practice Areas
Appeals & Appellate Law
At ScottHulse PC, we thrive on the diverse challenges of appellate law and are confident in our ability to match or exceed the work of top firms in the state. Whether we are defending a favorable judgment or representing a client seeking a reversal of a previous judgment, our attorneys have successfully handled appeals at both the state and federal level.
Key areas of experience and representation provided by our appellate lawyers include:
- Post-judgment motions
- Appeals involving final judgments
- Interlocutory appeals
- Original proceedings, including mandamus petitions filed with the courts of appeals
- Temporary injunction appeals
- Civil rights appeals involving cases filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983
Select Representations:
- Convincing the Texas Supreme Court to grant a mandamus petition on behalf of a ScottHulse client whose right to have a dispute decided in arbitration was improperly denied by a trial court.
- The defense of a lost profits counterclaim that was asserted against a ScottHulse client. The claim against the ScottHulse client was in the amount of $447,000. After the appeal was decided by the El Paso Court of Appeals, the recovery against the ScottHulse client amounted to $0.
- The defense of a school district in an appeal that was decided by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. After the appeal, the plaintiff’s recovery against the ScottHulse client amounted to $0.
- Appeal to the El Paso Court of Appeals to reverse a default judgment in excess of $400,000.
