Experienced appellate attorneys dedicated to securing the best possible appellate outcomes
Appellate law refers to the act of appealing a case. When appealing a case, a party is requesting that a higher court review a lower court’s ruling in hopes of getting a different outcome. Even if a client’s case is won in the trial court, they could still find themselves in appellate court, if the other side chooses to appeal the ruling.
The great thing about appellate practice is that the law and procedural rules are uniform across the state. It means that our experienced appellate attorneys have effectively represented Clients in the Courts of Appeal and the Texas Supreme Court. This means that our effective and experienced appellate attorneys can handle your appeal regardless of your location in Texas.
At Connolly Schneider Shireman, LLP, our experienced appellate attorneys dedicate themselves to securing the best possible appellate outcomes. If you are interested in appealing or defending a family, child welfare or juvenile court judgment or want to appeal an investigative finding by CPS, contact Connolly Schneider Shireman, LLP.
Contact us nowWho we are and what we have done
Bill Connolly is the only attorney in Texas who is Board Certified in Child Welfare Law, Family Law and Juvenile Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He is a former Adjunct Professor of Child Welfare Law and Juvenile Law and has been practicing law for over 40 years. Along with his partners, Judge Mike Schneider (Ret.) and Les Shireman (Board Certified in Family Law and Child Welfare Law) have handled thousands of cases in the trial and appellate courts of Texas.
Practical Experience: Proven Results
If you feel a child custody matter or property division is unjust or needs defending….
If you are a relative or foster parent wanting to intervene in or wanting to defend an Intervention in a CPS or family law case….
If you feel that CPS has made unwarranted intrusions into your life and that you did not get a fair result in a trial court proceeding and believe that you and your child need protection from an appellate court….
If you are defending a termination of parental right or are seeking to reverse a termination of parental rights ….
If you are dissatisfied with an order of a juvenile court….
Then you should seek legal representation with one of our seasoned Appellate Attorneys.
At Connolly Schneider Shireman, LLP we are comfortable in challenging and defending judgments in the appellate courts of Texas. Our Results Speak for themselves
A leading firm in Texas in family, child welfare and juvenile law, Connolly Schneider Shireman, LLP, handle any kind of family code related appellate matter. Below is a sample of results obtained by the firms’ lawyers in appellate matters arising out of the Texas Family Code:
Successfully represented a grandparent in an action over an order awarding another grandparent a standard possession order;
Successfully obtained the dismissal of a CPS suit against a parent by demonstrating where the CPS failed to meet its burden of proof at an Adversary Hearing;
Successfully reversed CPS Decrees terminating parental rights because of Legal insufficiency of the evidence;
Successfully reversed CPS Decrees terminating parental rights because of factual insufficiency of the evidence;
Successfully reversed CPS Decrees terminating parental rights because of the reasonable discipline exception to child abuse;
Successfully reversed CPS Decrees terminating parental rights because of a parent being a victim of domestic violence;
Successfully reversed CPS Decrees terminating parental rights because of a parent using marijuana on one occasion;
Successfully obtained a writ of mandamus for two different clients where trial court improperly made substantive changes to an order after the court no longer had jurisdiction;
Successfully reversed CPS Decrees terminating parental rights because of a parent properly contesting a case, but Court found him in default;
Successfully reversed CPS Decrees terminating parental rights because of insufficiency of evidence that a parent engaged in conduct that endangered a child, or exposed a child to a dangerous environment;
Successfully reversed CPS Decrees terminating parental rights because of CPS not obtaining a guardianship and proper service on a minor mother; and failure on the part of CPS to get the case to a trial on the merits before the trial court lost jurisdiction.
Successfully reversed CPS Decrees terminating parental rights by successfully arguing for reversal in a case where legally deficient warnings were given in a juvenile case;
Successfully reversed CPS Decrees terminating parental rights by successfully reversing a post judgment clarification of retirement benefits where the trial court improperly made a substantive change to the judgment;
Successfully represented a grandfather who obtained an order awarding access and possession to his disabled son grandchild, who were both disabled;
Successfully defended multiple appeals and mandamus proceedings against an adoptive parent brought by a father whose rights were eventually terminated;
Successfully reversed terminations in 5 different cases because the trial court improperly struck Interventions when the foster parents or grandparents had standing;
Successfully reversed a divorce and property division where the evidence was legally and factually insufficient to support the judgment dividing the community estate;
Successfully defended a property division in favor of a wife where the husband had shifted significant assets within the nine months preceding the filing of the divorce;
Successfully obtained a Writ of Habeas Corpus resulting in the setting aside of a contempt order and the unconditional release of our client from custody;
Successfully obtained a writ of mandamus for two different clients where trial court improperly made substantive changes to an order after the court no longer had jurisdiction;
Successfully represented a grandparent in an action over an order awarding another grandparent a standard possession order;
Successfully defended a modification substantially increasing child support;
Successfully changed numerous adverse ”Reason to Believe “ findings resulting from CPS Investigations
Successfully reversed a certification of a child to adult court in a murder case;
Successfully brought an appeal that changed the law on the antiquated policy of “acceptance of the benefits doctrine” that punished spouses by dismissing their appeal because they accepted and used their own property after the divorce decree was entered;
(with co-counsel)
