Civil litigation is the basic legal process much derided in modern times. However, when someone commits a tort against you or breaks a contract it’s the ultimate guarantor of being made whole.

Tennessee allows an expedited process in General Sessions Courts for amounts under $25,000 and Circuit Court for any amount. In addition, there are various methods to resolve disputes outside of court. However, the most important consideration in any dispute that forms the basis of any discussion is almost always what a litigation pathway would produce as a result. Lawyers, in particular a Memphis Lawyer, tend to be expensive so its worth exploring alternative pathways. However, alternative dispute resolution has the noticeable disadvantage of not being mandatory and in many cases is just used by one side to jerk the other side around.

If you go through the legal process and find the results unfavorable then you may need to discuss an appeal with your Memphis Lawyer.

Tennessee has a very short thirty day window of time to appeal adverse judgments. If your Memphis attorney has the foresight to have noticed a court reporter then you might be able to appeal. Judges are usually, but not always right.

Appeals are an interesting area of essentially preparing and presenting a written report to the appellate court. The biggest cost in an appeal is the preparation of an appellate brief which can run from twenty to over a hundred hours of work at the usual Memphis Lawyer rates. Preparation of a transcript and posting an appeal bond can also be significant expenses.

However, when an important case has gone against you its worth talking to your Memphis lawyer and perhaps a different Memphis lawyer about an appeal.