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California's "most successful civil appellate practice."

– National Law Journal
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"Excelling at one thing: winning cases on appeal."

– Los Angeles Daily Journal
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"An Appellate Powerhouse"

– Los Angeles Daily Journal
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"A giant" in California appellate courts and the Ninth Circuit

– National Law Journal, Appellate Hot List
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Ranked in Tier 1 for California Appellate Litigation for 18 consecutive years

Focused on Appellate Success

Horvitz & Levy is a solutions-based firm focused on appellate success. We are distinguished by our commitment to responsive service and ongoing innovation in the areas of civil appellate litigation, amicus curiae support, and trial strategy consultation.

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    Years in Appellate Litigation
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    Appeals in State and Federal Court since 2000
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    Cases before the California Supreme Court since 2000

Our deep bench of distinguished attorneys offers a level of appellate experience and expertise not found in other firms.

Our attorneys are graduates of elite law schools, former judicial clerks (more than 70 percent of our lawyers started their careers in appellate clerkships), and lawyers with significant prior experience at national litigation firms or in government service.

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Horvitz & Levy: The Largest Law Firm in the Nation Specializing Exclusively in Appellate Litigation

Horvitz & Levy’s track record of success spans a wide range of subject areas. Our firm is not organized into formal specialized practice groups, because we believe that even in the most complex cases it is important to maintain a generalist’s perspective in order to persuade appellate justices who are generalists themselves.

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Put Our Proven Appellate Expertise to Work for You.

For over 60 years, we've preserved judgments, reversed errors, and reduced awards in some of California’s most high-profile appellate cases.

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