The opposing lawyer n the judge keep bashing me around n push me in the corner and I haven't done anything. Plus the judge has made do many mistakes I know I would win in the appeals court, but I just need an appellate lawyer to represent me on a sliding fee scale! I work for the US NAVY, please help. I have no hope.
Use attorneyqna.com find a lawyer option or call your county bar association and ask for a referral--you'll get more narrow focus using either of those approaches.
Not sure how you know that you can win an appeal--you appear to have little or no legal background (based on your short statement) to understand what it means to have grounds for an appeal, identify if a judge has made a mistake, whether that mistake is criticial or de minimis, or comprehend the very slim likelihood of winning an appeal.
However, if you chat with an attorney, as you are now seeking to do, you may be able to identify the issues more clearly and perhaps that atty can find some ground on which you can mount an appeal. Best of luck.
I am sorry to read about your situation.
By way of introduction, I am an appellate law specialist with an office in Santa Barbara. I handle restraining order appeals; in fact, I have three such appeals currently pending in the Courts of Appeal. You can read more about my background at www.SantaBarbaraAppeals.com.
Please be aware, however, that appeals such as these are very difficult to win, especially where a party was self-represented at trial.
Also, I do not work on a sliding scale. While I would be happy to assist you, you should expect that the cost of the appeal will be in the $15,000 range, and the retainer would have to be paid upfront. Please call my Santa Barbara office if you would like to schedule a consultation: 805-899-4777.
If you are unable to handle such a fee, however, you should consult with other appellate law specialists. You can find a list of them at the California State Bar website: www.calbar.org.
In the space of just a few sentences, you go from being truly optimistic (i.e., "I know I would win in the appeals court") to being truly pessimistic (i.e., "I have no hope"). That sort of wavering is a sign that you are in over your head. If you revert to sheet optimism, the only teeny-tiny little problem with optimism is that it often is trumped by reality. So far, nothing has happened to warrant any optimism on your part (you lost in the court below, and the judge and your adversary were both "bashing" you and "push[ing] me in the corner."
I doubt you are qualified to determine whether the judge "has made so many mistakes." You might possibly have made a mistake or two as well. Don't make any more mistakes -- particularly, make absolutely sure you file your appeal on a timely basis. Before you engage an appellate lawyer to represent you on an appeal, pay an attorney to review all relevant documents to give you an opinion as to whether he or she agrees that the judge below erred.
Good luck to you.
In the space of just a few sentences, you go from being truly optimistic (i.e., "I know I would win in the appeals court") to being truly pessimistic (i.e., "I have no hope"). That sort of wavering is a sign that you are in over your head. If you revert to sheet optimism, the only teeny-tiny little problem with optimism is that it often is trumped by reality. So far, nothing has happened to warrant any optimism on your part (you lost in the court below, and the judge and your adversary were both "bashing" you and "push[ing] me in the corner."
I doubt you are qualified to determine whether the judge "has made so many mistakes." You might possibly have made a mistake or two as well. Don't make any more mistakes -- particularly, make absolutely sure you file your appeal on a timely basis. Before you engage an appellate lawyer to represent you on an appeal, pay an attorney to review all relevant documents to give you an opinion as to whether he or she agrees that the judge below erred.
Good luck to you.
In the space of just a few sentences, you go from being truly optimistic (i.e., "I know I would win in the appeals court") to being truly pessimistic (i.e., "I have no hope"). That sort of wavering is a sign that you are in over your head. If you revert to sheet optimism, the only teeny-tiny little problem with optimism is that it often is trumped by reality. So far, nothing has happened to warrant any optimism on your part (you lost in the court below, and the judge and your adversary were both "bashing" you and "push[ing] me in the corner."
I doubt you are qualified to determine whether the judge "has made so many mistakes." You might possibly have made a mistake or two as well. Don't make any more mistakes -- particularly, make absolutely sure you file your appeal on a timely basis. Before you engage an appellate lawyer to represent you on an appeal, pay an attorney to review all relevant documents to give you an opinion as to whether he or she agrees that the judge below erred.
Good luck to you.
In the space of just a few sentences, you go from being truly optimistic (i.e., "I know I would win in the appeals court") to being truly pessimistic (i.e., "I have no hope"). That sort of wavering is a sign that you are in over your head. If you revert to sheet optimism, the only teeny-tiny little problem with optimism is that it often is trumped by reality. So far, nothing has happened to warrant any optimism on your part (you lost in the court below, and the judge and your adversary were both "bashing" you and "push[ing] me in the corner."
I doubt you are qualified to determine whether the judge "has made so many mistakes." You might possibly have made a mistake or two as well. Don't make any more mistakes -- particularly, make absolutely sure you file your appeal on a timely basis. Before you engage an appellate lawyer to represent you on an appeal, pay an attorney to review all relevant documents to give you an opinion as to whether he or she agrees that the judge below erred.
Good luck to you.
In the space of just a few sentences, you go from being truly optimistic (i.e., "I know I would win in the appeals court") to being truly pessimistic (i.e., "I have no hope"). That sort of wavering is a sign that you are in over your head. If you revert to sheet optimism, the only teeny-tiny little problem with optimism is that it often is trumped by reality. So far, nothing has happened to warrant any optimism on your part (you lost in the court below, and the judge and your adversary were both "bashing" you and "push[ing] me in the corner."
I doubt you are qualified to determine whether the judge "has made so many mistakes." You might possibly have made a mistake or two as well. Don't make any more mistakes -- particularly, make absolutely sure you file your appeal on a timely basis. Before you engage an appellate lawyer to represent you on an appeal, pay an attorney to review all relevant documents to give you an opinion as to whether he or she agrees that the judge below erred.
Good luck to you.
In the space of just a few sentences, you go from being truly optimistic (i.e., "I know I would win in the appeals court") to being truly pessimistic (i.e., "I have no hope"). That sort of wavering is a sign that you are in over your head. If you revert to sheet optimism, the only teeny-tiny little problem with optimism is that it often is trumped by reality. So far, nothing has happened to warrant any optimism on your part (you lost in the court below, and the judge and your adversary were both "bashing" you and "push[ing] me in the corner."
I doubt you are qualified to determine whether the judge "has made so many mistakes." You might possibly have made a mistake or two as well. Don't make any more mistakes -- particularly, make absolutely sure you file your appeal on a timely basis. Before you engage an appellate lawyer to represent you on an appeal, pay an attorney to review all relevant documents to give you an opinion as to whether he or she agrees that the judge below erred.
Good luck to you.
