Appellate Advocacy

David’s record of successful appellate advocacy is the result of careful preparation of briefs – including thorough and exacting research – outstanding writing skills, and effective oral presentations before courts of appeal. David has both defended successful judgments from the trial courts and successfully pursued reversals of trial court judgments. Several of his winning cases have pitted him against well-known lawyers who represent large national corporations.

Among his numerous appellate cases argued are the following:

• Kopriva v. Union Pac. R.R., 592 P.2d 693 (Wyoming   Supreme Court 1979)

• Siebert v. Fowler, 637 P.2d 255 (Wyoming Supreme   Court 1981)

• Ashland Oil Co. v. Jaeger, 650 P.2d 265 (Wyoming   Supreme Court 1982)

• Wyoming Johnson Inc. v. Stag Industries, 662 P.2d 96   (Wyoming Supreme Court 1983)

• Jung-Leonczynska v. Steup, 803 P.2d 1358 (Wyoming   Supreme Court 1990)

• Anderson v. Louisiana-Pacific, 859 P.2d 85 (Wyoming   Supreme Court 1993)

• Rodriguez v. Casey, 50 P.3d 323 (Wyoming Supreme   Court 2002)

• Piroschak v. Whalen, 106 P.3d 887 (Wyoming Supreme   Court 2005)

• Pehle v. Farm Bureau, 397 F.3d 897 (United States Court   of Appeals, 10th Cir. 2005)

• Dwan v. Indian Springs Homeowners Association, 186    P.3d 1199 (Wyoming Supreme Court 2008)