1.0Barna, Guzy & Steffen, LTD.https://www.bgs.com/blogBarna, Guzy & Steffen, Ltd.https://www.bgs.com/blog/author/bgs/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="nKbRpzGGtk"><a href="https://www.bgs.com/blog/2010/03/04/the-nature-of-appeals/">The Nature of Appeals</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.bgs.com/blog/2010/03/04/the-nature-of-appeals/embed/#?secret=nKbRpzGGtk" width="600" height="338" title="“The Nature of Appeals” — Barna, Guzy & Steffen, LTD." data-secret="nKbRpzGGtk" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> by Thomas P. Malone Summer 2009 In Brief Newsletter So, the long hard battle of the law suit, which you thought would never end, is finally over.  It’s time to put that chapter behind you and get on with your life. Right? Not so fast. You may be shocked to learn the other side has filed an appeal and you have a year or so of lawyers, courts and judges ahead of you. The good news? Appeals are very different from trial court level lawsuits and do not involve the parties at all. Further, there is no more of the interminable discovery to endure, and pay for. Appeals are for the lawyers to fight, not the parties. Now for the “bad” news: appeals are time consuming, expensive and may change a victory into defeat. Appeals to the Court of Appeals are a matter of right for an aggrieved litigant.  Any party who does not like the outcome of the trial is entitled to appeal…if they do it right and on time. The rules of appeals are arcane and rigid.  They must be followed to the letter or the appeal may be dismissed. Generally, the appeal must be “perfected” within 60 days of the Order or Judgment from which the appeal is taken.  Once...