We have centuries of combined experience in appellate courts
Our lawyers have spent their careers steeped in appellate practice and procedure, so our clients have the best possible chance of success on appeal.
Boutique service, no compromises.
We take on high-stakes appeals nationwide, with special expertise in the California courts.
Our lawyers are seasoned appellate attorneys, with extensive experience at elite law firms and behind the scenes of state and federal appellate courts. Few firms, if any, can match our level of knowledge about the courts, judges, and justices who will decide your case.
All our lawyers have been handling appeals for a decade or more, so no one is learning on the job. And because we are a specialty boutique, our costs are often a fraction of what larger firms charge.
The deep appellate expertise of our lawyers has been widely recognized. The members of our firm regularly receive awards and honors for their appellate accomplishments, publish expert articles on appellate topics, and teach other lawyers about appellate practice.
Our lawyers have spent their careers steeped in appellate practice and procedure, so our clients have the best possible chance of success on appeal.
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The Daily Journal named our firm one of the Top 20 Boutiques in California in 2016, the only appellate boutique in the state to make that list.
The prestigious Chambers & Partners describes CALG as a “[d]istinguished appellate boutique which acts for an impressive client base of major corporates, mid-market companies and individuals in complex appeals.” It also includes several CALG attorneys by name, including Rex Heinke and M.C. Sungaila.
The Daily Journal has named M.C. Sungaila one of the Top 100 Women Lawyers in California each year for the past 13 years, more than any other appellate lawyer.
The Daily Journal also named Anna-Rose Mathieson one of the Top 100 Women Lawyers in California in 2017, 2019, and 2020.
Johanna Schiavoni has repeatedly been included as one of San Diego’s “Top 25 Women Attorneys” by Super Lawyers.
Kelly Woodruff has been named one of the “Top Women Attorneys in Northern California” by San Francisco Magazine every year since 2018.