New Mexico is not immune to the proliferation of “nuclear” verdicts. When a trial does not yield the desired outcome, YLAW’s experienced appellate team stands ready to provide guidance, counsel, advice, and representation.
YLAW’s appellate legal services may assume many forms and can be curated to fit any client’s unique needs. Our appellate team may simply answer questions about New Mexico’s draconian post-judgment interest statute or explain the unconventional procedural rules that govern the state’s intermediate appellate court. We may assist trial counsel with post-trial motions or conduct a review of the record to identify appealable issues. And, of course, we provide quality, comprehensive representation culminating in the composition and submission of full appellate briefing on any manner of complex issues.
In New Mexico, as in most states, only a small percentage of legal disputes are resolved by a jury’s verdict or a judge’s findings and conclusions. While we certainly have experience in appealing from final judgments entered after jury trial, because YLAW’s attorneys are often successful in presenting dispositive motions at the district court level, our team is also accustomed to successfully defending favorable rulings at the appellate level.
YLAW’s appellate team has handled civil and administrative appeals at all levels of New Mexico’s judiciary. We have represented clients in whole record administrative agency and metropolitan court appeals heard by the New Mexico district courts. We have represented employers and insurers in direct appeals from decisions of the Worker’s Compensation Administration to the New Mexico Court of Appeals. We have pursued and defended appeals from district court rulings, both interlocutory and on final judgment, to the New Mexico Court of Appeals. We have petitioned for extraordinary writs and submitted full briefings to the New Mexico Supreme Court following the grant of certiorari.
YLAW’s appellate team has also handled appeals in federal court. We have briefed dozens of matters before the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals and have opposed efforts to petition for certiorari to the United States Supreme Court. Additionally, we have pursued certification of important state law issues to the New Mexico Supreme Court. If you are confronting an unanticipated jury verdict, hoping to affirm a district court’s favorable ruling, or simply seeking advice on procedural matters, YLAW’s experienced appellate team is ready to help.