Juliana DeVries provides top-notch appellate law services, tailored to her individual clients’ needs.

Appellate lawyers represent clients seeking to overturn their criminal convictions or in civil cases on appeal. Juliana has litigated appeals in seven different federal circuit courts and the California Supreme Court. She has focused on First Amendment (freedom of speech) issues, Fourth Amendment (search and seizure) issues, and challenging unreliable scientific evidence. She works diligently for every client toward obtaining justice.

Juliana’s appellate services include:

  • Representing clients on appeal

  • Providing assistance to other attorneys on appellate briefing and oral argument preparation

  • Drafting amicus briefs

  • Drafting petitions for rehearing and rehearing en banc

  • Drafting petitions for a writ of certiorari in the United States Supreme Court and petitions for review in the California Supreme Court

Appellate Services

Trial Services

Juliana’s trial-level services include:

  • Drafting complex motions

  • Assisting trial counsel in identifying and preserving issues for appeal

  • Evaluating whether to pursue an appeal

Juliana also may be available for miscellaneous policy work, such as constitutional analysis of legislation.