{"id":84588,"date":"2025-05-04T19:57:25","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T00:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/?post_type=practice&#038;p=84588"},"modified":"2025-10-15T08:32:54","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T13:32:54","slug":"north-carolina-appellate-litigation","status":"publish","type":"practice","link":"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/services\/practices\/appeals-issues\/north-carolina-appellate-litigation\/","title":{"rendered":"North Carolina Appellate Litigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id84588_e05c7f-78{margin-top:-80px;}.kb-row-layout-id84588_e05c7f-78 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id84588_e05c7f-78 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id84588_e05c7f-78 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 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.wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column84588_1273a7-45{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column84588_1273a7-45 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-end;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column84588_1273a7-45\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading84588_61a716-4b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading84588_61a716-4b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading84588_61a716-4b\"]{margin-bottom:32px;font-size:3rem;line-height:1.2;font-weight:500;font-style:normal;font-family:Inter;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading84588_61a716-4b mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading84588_61a716-4b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading84588_61a716-4b\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading84588_61a716-4b img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading84588_61a716-4b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading84588_61a716-4b\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading84588_61a716-4b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading84588_61a716-4b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading84588_61a716-4b\"]{font-size:2.5rem;}}<\/style>\n<h1 class=\"kt-adv-heading84588_61a716-4b wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading84588_61a716-4b\">North Carolina Appellate Litigation<\/h1>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading84588_bbfb3c-1f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading84588_bbfb3c-1f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading84588_bbfb3c-1f\"]{font-size:1.25rem;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading84588_bbfb3c-1f mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading84588_bbfb3c-1f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading84588_bbfb3c-1f\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading84588_bbfb3c-1f img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading84588_bbfb3c-1f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading84588_bbfb3c-1f\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading84588_bbfb3c-1f wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading84588_bbfb3c-1f\">McGuireWoods offers the premier North Carolina appellate practice that combines 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Clients rely on our team for its broad understanding of the rules, customs and jurisprudence of North Carolina\u2019s appellate courts \u2014 and for developing smart, strategic approaches to reverse adverse rulings or preserve major victories on appeal.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns84588_66e26a-c2, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns84588_66e26a-c2, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns84588_66e26a-c2, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns84588_66e26a-c2{margin-top:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns84588_66e26a-c2{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem );justify-content:flex-start;align-items:center;}.kt-btns84588_66e26a-c2 .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.kt-btns84588_66e26a-c2 .kt-btn-wrap-0{margin-right:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns84588_66e26a-c2 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button{color:#555555;border-color:#555555;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns84588_66e26a-c2 .kt-btn-wrap-0 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading84588_d2d431-bb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading84588_d2d431-bb\"]{margin-bottom:30px;font-size:1.25rem;font-style:normal;color:#003b5c;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading84588_d2d431-bb mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading84588_d2d431-bb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading84588_d2d431-bb\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading84588_d2d431-bb img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading84588_d2d431-bb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading84588_d2d431-bb\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading84588_d2d431-bb wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading84588_d2d431-bb\">With 1,100 attorneys nationwide and more than 200 based in North Carolina, McGuireWoods brings unmatched regional strength to appellate matters. Key members of our North Carolina appellate team are recognized statewide in the areas of appellate and general commercial litigation by Chambers USA, the definitive guide to leading lawyers. Our North Carolina team also boasts multiple former clerks on the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and state appellate courts, as well as a former chair of the North Carolina Appellate Rules Committee. And it is supported by McGuireWoods\u2019 renowned national appellate team, including 11 former U.S. Supreme Court clerks and more than 50 former clerks of the federal courts of appeals.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading84588_0e515a-5a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading84588_0e515a-5a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading84588_0e515a-5a\"]{margin-bottom:30px;font-size:1.25rem;font-style:normal;color:#003b5c;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading84588_0e515a-5a mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading84588_0e515a-5a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading84588_0e515a-5a\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading84588_0e515a-5a img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading84588_0e515a-5a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading84588_0e515a-5a\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading84588_0e515a-5a wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading84588_0e515a-5a\">Our team succeeds on appeal through compelling briefing, rigorous legal analysis and effective oral argument. Just as importantly, we work with trial teams to help preserve issues for appeal and shape litigation strategy with the end in mind. Whether defending multimillion-dollar judgments or seeking to overturn critical trial court errors, McGuireWoods\u2019 North Carolina appellate lawyers are trusted partners for clients facing pivotal legal challenges in the state\u2019s appellate courts.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id84588_7c3d96-a5{margin-top:13px;}.kb-row-layout-id84588_7c3d96-a5 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id84588_7c3d96-a5 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id84588_7c3d96-a5 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var(--wp--style--global--content-size);padding-top:80px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:80px;padding-left:0px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 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(max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading84588_50114b-e0, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading84588_50114b-e0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading84588_50114b-e0\"]{font-size:2rem;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading84588_50114b-e0, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading84588_50114b-e0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading84588_50114b-e0\"]{font-size:1.5rem;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading84588_50114b-e0 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading84588_50114b-e0\">Co-led by a former North Carolina solicitor general, our appellate lawyers have briefed, argued and won some of the highest-stakes and most significant appeals in the North Carolina Supreme Court and North Carolina Court of Appeals.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id84588_ae9162-4d > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id84588_ae9162-4d > 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.kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:86px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image84588_667660-05.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image84588_667660-05 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image84588_667660-05 figure{max-width:86px;}.kb-image84588_667660-05 .image-is-svg, .kb-image84588_667660-05 .image-is-svg img{width:100%;}.kb-image84588_667660-05 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image84588_667660-05 hide-on-print\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large image-is-svg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/testimonial-quote-ic.svg\" alt class=\"kb-img wp-image-90118\"><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading84588_f14893-92, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading84588_f14893-92[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading84588_f14893-92\"]{max-width:768px;margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-bottom:32px;text-align:center;font-size:2.5rem;line-height:1.2;font-style:normal;color:#1d3557;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading84588_f14893-92 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading84588_f14893-92[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading84588_f14893-92\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading84588_f14893-92 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading84588_f14893-92[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading84588_f14893-92\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading84588_f14893-92 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading84588_f14893-92\"><strong>Statewide lawyer ranking in North Carolina for litigation: appellate.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading84588_b4e969-75, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading84588_b4e969-75[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading84588_b4e969-75\"]{font-size:1.125rem;font-weight:600;font-style:normal;font-family:Inter;color:#1d3557;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading84588_b4e969-75 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading84588_b4e969-75[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading84588_b4e969-75\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading84588_b4e969-75 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading84588_b4e969-75[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading84588_b4e969-75\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading84588_b4e969-75 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading84588_b4e969-75\">\u2013 Chambers USA<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-slide kb-advanced-slide-item kb-slide-84588_1f0ae3-f6\"><div class=\"kb-advanced-slide\"><div class=\"kb-advanced-slide-inner-wrap\"><div class=\"kb-advanced-slide-inner\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-image.kb-image84588_12bf7a-ca:not(.kb-specificity-added):not(.kb-extra-specificity-added){margin-bottom:40px;}.kb-image84588_12bf7a-ca.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image84588_12bf7a-ca .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:86px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image84588_12bf7a-ca.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image84588_12bf7a-ca .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image84588_12bf7a-ca figure{max-width:86px;}.kb-image84588_12bf7a-ca .image-is-svg, .kb-image84588_12bf7a-ca .image-is-svg img{width:100%;}.kb-image84588_12bf7a-ca .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image84588_12bf7a-ca hide-on-print\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large image-is-svg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/testimonial-quote-ic.svg\" alt=\"testimonial quote ic\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-90118\"><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading84588_94ab4a-1e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading84588_94ab4a-1e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading84588_94ab4a-1e\"]{max-width:768px;margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-bottom:32px;text-align:center;font-size:2.5rem;font-style:normal;color:#1d3557;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading84588_94ab4a-1e mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading84588_94ab4a-1e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading84588_94ab4a-1e\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading84588_94ab4a-1e img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading84588_94ab4a-1e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading84588_94ab4a-1e\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading84588_94ab4a-1e wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading84588_94ab4a-1e\"><strong>Ranked for appellate law in Raleigh, North Carolina.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading84588_c755ee-30, 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