Appeals and post-conviction work.

Having an experienced appellate attorney is important for making the most of the opportunity to appeal a conviction.  The lawyers at Benzaken, Maguire, Sheehan & Wood LLP are experienced appellate advocates and have a strong command of the appellate processes and the lens through which courts review legal issues on appeal.  After dissecting the trial record, we prioritize and advance the strongest legal issues in an appellate brief and then persuasively present those issues to the appellate court, both in writing and during oral argument. 

In addition to work on direct appeals, our team can assess the procedural and substantive history of a case in order to investigate potential avenues for post-conviction review and action, including engaging with integrity review units of District Attorneys’ Offices, pursuing motions for a new trial, motions to vacate a guilty plea, and motions to revise and revoke.