Appeals, Expungements, and other Post-Conviction Relief

Mr. Duree began his legal career as an appellate attorney in the Office of the Attorney General. He has continued to handle post-conviction work through his years in private practice.

In 2008 he had the honor of appearing before the United States Supreme Court in Fry v. Plier, 551 U.S. 112 (2007). He has appeared in state and federal appellate courts throughout the state, recently winning a significant victory in the Ninth Circuit (United States v. McFall, 558 F.3d 951 (9th Cir. 2007).  He has also appeared twice before the California Supreme Court and has been lead counsel in well over a dozen published appellate decisions.

Our office handles all manner of post-conviction remedies, including new trial motions, appeals, motions to vacate, habeas corpus proceedings, and set aside motions (or “expungements”). We generally handle these matters on a “flat fee” basis, but will also work on an hourly basis; usually we allow the client to choose the fee method, but in either case we generally require a substantial initial retainer before substituting into the case.