Upholding or overturning a court decision demands distinct advocacy skills. Successful experience before appellate panels, persuasive oral and written arguments and innovative legal analysis are basics of a winning appeal.

Tonkon Torp's appellate attorneys bring all these critical capabilities and more to clients’ high-stakes cases. Our depth and experience bring critical insight and knowledge of the decisions, opinions and people in various state and federal courts.

Areas of Appeal

Tonkon’s appellate attorneys have secured victories and established new legal ground for public and private companies, partnerships, non-profit organizations and individuals across the Northwest.

We have argued before the Supreme Court of the United States, a majority of the circuits in the U.S. Court of Appeals, the Oregon Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, and appellate courts in Washington, California and other Western states. Our substantive areas of experience include:

  • Antitrust
  • Labor and Employment
  • Constitutional Law
  • Civil Rights Law
  • Patent and Intellectual Property Law
  • Contracts
  • Real Estate
  • Regulatory Law
Tonkon Torp's Appellate Practice Group has built a reputation during more than twenty years of practice. We have built a team of attorneys known for crafting creative, concise and colorful arguments.

We serve clients through all stages of the appellate process. Working closely with our trial lawyers, we identify key legal and procedural issues for trial and preserve issues for appeal. In some matters, our continuing representation of clients preserves or overturns lower court decisions. For other cases requiring new or more sophisticated appellate strength, we successfully collaborate with referring attorneys, serving as primary, consulting or co-counsel as needed.

In all situations, our appellate attorneys offer a fresh and highly skilled perspective to create favorable conditions in these inherently challenging cases.