An appeal is a request for a higher court (an appellate court) to review a lower court’s (trial court) judgement. The purpose of the appeal is for the appellant (person seeking appeal) to argue that a legal error had occurred in the lower courts resulting in a tainted final decision. Seeking an appellate decision is to remedy an injustice. An appeal is not a new trial. The job of the appellate court is to examine the lower court’s record to determine whether any error tainted the outcome. The appellant can not present new evidence or witnesses. The attorneys at Arseneault & Fassett have extensive appellate experience in civil and criminal appeals. Our appellate work mixes years of trial experience with a mastery of legal research and scholarly writing. These skills produce clear, concise, well-reasoned written arguments.