Similarly, his dissenting opinion in Jordan v. Johnson Controls, 881 S.W.2d 363 was the subject of law review analysis, and his reasoning was later adopted by both the Supreme Court of Texas and the United States Supreme Court.
The high regard in which Chief Justice McGarry’s work continues to be held was most later evidenced by the Supreme Court of Texas’ unusual 1999 order to publish his 1994 opinion in Hotel Partners v. Craig, 993 S.W.2d 116.
Mr. McGarry has been board-certified in Civil Appellate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 1989. In private practice, he has briefed and argued literally hundreds of civil appeals across the state, with an extraordinary success rate. He has won five of his seven cases decided by the Texas Supreme Court – each by unanimous decision.
| Oral argument Malone v. Foster Supreme Court of Texas |
Oral Argument Walker v. Gutierrez Supreme Court of Texas |
Mr. McGarry is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and the U.S. District Court for the Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas.
Appealing Your Case:
It is important that you contact an appellate lawyer as soon as an appeal appears likely. In cases where the legal issues are complex, this may be before the case ever goes to trial. Legal errors must be properly “preserved” for appeal by, for example, the making of a proper objection or the submission of a correct jury instruction.
As a general rule, appeals must be filed within thirty days after a written judgment is signed, although the deadline can be as little as ten days under some circumstances. Don’t delay!
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