The lawyers at Volkema Thomas not only represent individuals in the trial courts, and are not just "trial" lawyers-they can also represent individuals in appellate courts. Once a defendant has been found liable in the trial courts, it can, and many times does, seek to have the trial court's decision reversed by the court of appeals. It is not enough, therefore, to win in trial court-that win must often be defended in the court of appeals. Similarly, sometimes a trial court will rule that the plaintiff does not have a valid claim, in which case the plaintiff must appeal to the court of appeals and seek to have that decision reversed. Thus, whichever side loses in the trial court can then seek a reversal in the court of appeals, such that it is important that the plaintiff's lawyer is able to competently represent the plaintiff in both the trial court and the court of appeals-the type of representation the lawyers at Volkema Thomas can provide.
