Seattle Trademark Lawyer

We’re more about federal court at STL, but once in a while someone brings a trademark, unfair competition, or Consumer Protection Act claim in state court.

That means it pays to know a little something about state court appeals. 

Appellate lawyer David Corbett (left) has a new guide that fits the bill. His ”Questions and Answers About Civil Appeals in the Washington State Court of Appeals” is a practical road map to what non-appellate specialists and their clients need to know about civil appeals in Washington.

When I say it’s a “practical” resource, I mean it. It starts with the considerations that go into whether one should appeal. What’s it going to cost? What are the chances of success? How long will it take? It even provides a cost-benefit analysis that could have come from someone with a Ph.D. in economics from Harvard. Wait… Mr. Corbett has a Ph.D. in economics from Harvard! Fortunately, he wrote his manual like the persuasive lawyer that he is. Which is why his chapter on “Persuading the Court of Appeals” is well worth a read.

Mr. Corbett’s guide is available on his Web site, including in PDF form. It’s worth a bunch, but he’s making it available for free.