Appeals

Appellate Advocacy You Can Rely On

The appellate process is treacherous. It contains many traps for the attorney who is not used to the post-trial paradigm. It is handled exclusively by judges, not juries. Excellent legal writing skills are required. Excellent speaking skills are required. Stuart Starry has both. He honed these skills early on when he was awarded a college debate scholarship. He has continued to develop such skills with his many successful appellate wins. Mr. Starry’s legal writing skills are so well honed, that he also owns a successful legal writing business, in which he helps other attorneys draft important legal motions, pleadings, and briefs. See: lawandfact.com. Mr. Starry has received notoriety for his unusual appellate victories. See In the Awards, News, and Published Works.

Mr. Starry has argued and won en banc decisions in both the Fifth and the Ninth Circuit Courts of Appeals, overturning prior precedent. In one of the cases, he persuaded the court to overturn law put into place when he had argued the exact opposite side of the issue. See In the Awards, News, and Published Works.

Win or Lose, He is there for you

Mr. Starry handles appeals for attorneys who have both won and lost at trial. He will work on a contingency or hourly basis depending on the needs of the parties. If you have just won or lost at trial, and are expecting to defend or prosecute an appeal, please contact us immediately by e-mail, telephone, or letter. If you send an e-mail, describe only the basic facts. Do not transmit any information you consider confidential.

For a Sample of Mr. Starry's appellate victories, see:

  • Swate v. Educ. Comm'n for Foreign Med. Graduates, No. 14-24-00343-CV, 2025 WL 1299170 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] May 6, 2025, no pet. h.)
  • Sheehan v. Sheehan, No. 11-22-00085-CV, 2023 WL 5436578 (Tex. App.—Eastland Aug. 24, 2023, no pet.)
  • Alanis v. Alvarez, No. 04-19-00550-CV, 2020 WL 6293453 (Tex. App.—San Antonio Oct. 28, 2020, no pet.).
  • Tillman v. Lake Pointe Owners Group, Inc., No. 07-19-00385-CV, 2020 WL 6253238 (Tex. App.—Amarillo Oct. 22, 2020, no pet.);
  • Giri v. Estep, No. 03-17-00759-CV, 2018 WL 2074652 (Tex. App.—Austin May 4, 2018, pet. denied);
  • In re Polybutylene Plumbing Litig., 23 S.W.3d 428 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2000, pet. dism’d);
  • Charas v. TransWorld Airlines, 160 F.3d 1259 (9th Cir. 1998) (en banc);
  • Hodges v. Delta Airlines, 44 F.3rd 334 (5th Cir. 1995) (en banc);
  • Compaq Computer Corp. v. Horton, 631 A.2d 1, 2 (Del. 1993);
  • Baugh v. Trans World Airlines, Inc., 915 F.2d 693 (5th Cir. 1990);
  • O’Carroll v. American Airlines, 863 F.2d 11 (5th Cir. 1989) cert. denied, 409 U.S. 1106 (1989);
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