Name partner Steve Rogers is admitted to practice before the Texas Supreme Court and all Texas state trial courts and courts of appeals, in addition to the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. Fellow name partner Kelly Rogers is a former briefing attorney and staff attorney for the 4th Court of Appeals in San Antonio, a court that handles appeals from 32 Texas counties. Together, the Rogers have been called on to work on more than 100 appeals.
Mr. Rogers is one of the rare attorneys to be Board Certified in Civil Appellate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. There are more than 90,000 lawyers practicing in Texas today, and fewer than 500 of them have earned the same board certification that Mr. Rogers has held for more than two decades.
He and the firm’s other attorneys provide a long track record representing clients in civil appeals, including numerous appearances before:
- Texas Courts of Appeals across the state
- Texas Supreme Court
- U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals
- U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals
Rogers & Elliott is regularly hired by some of the top companies in the country based on the firm’s expertise in civil appeals. The firm’s current and former clients include:
- Residential, commercial, and rural property owners
- Construction companies
- Telecommunications providers
- Major insurance companies
- Grocery chains
- Small businesses
- Water districts
- School districts
- Teachers
- Hospitals
- Banks
- Real estate brokers and agents
- Public transportation agencies
- Pharmaceutical companies
- Restaurants
At Rogers & Elliott, our lawyers spend much of their time helping clients with important case appeals. Steve Rogers is consistently called on for his appellate expertise by leading companies and other attorneys who know his work.
If you or your company are facing a civil appeal or have an adverse trial court judgment need to have reviewed in the appellate courts, make sure you have proven experience on your side. Contact us online or call our offices at (866) 786-4777 to learn how we can help.
Our firm has handled a large number of appeals involving diverse areas of law. Rogers & Elliott’s background includes appeals involving, among other issues:
- Property rights
- Easement disputes
- Real estate transactions
- Trespass to try title
- Adverse possession
- Right of first refusal
- Appeals from city board of adjustment decisions
- Implied and express warranties
- Enforcement of arbitration clauses
- Discovery mandamuses including apex depositions
- Insurance coverage
- Constitutional challenges and civil rights
- Defamation and business disparagement
- Fraudulent misrepresentation and inducement
- Breach of fiduciary duty
- Breach of contract
- Quantum meruit and unjust enrichment
- Tortious interference with contract
- Intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress
- False imprisonment
- Deceptive Trade Practices Act
- Texas Fraud in Real Estate and Stock Transactions Act
- Texas Citizen Participation Act (Anti-SLAPP statute)
- Texas Residential Construction Liability Act
- Defective jury charges
- Default judgments and bills of review
- Summary judgment appeals
- Usury
- Attorney discipline
- Fraudulent deeds and records
- Medical malpractice