In January 1996, Walter Sargent left a large Denver-based firm to open his own appellate shop. The new firm was founded on a simple set of premises: that appellate practice is a specialty all to itself, that there is a need for appellate specialists in Colorado, and that -- freed from the encumbrances and constraints of a larger firm -- a first-rate appellate practice can offer cost-effective services to a wide range of clients. With the flexibility to provide appellate services through a variety of fee structures -- from traditional hourly rate structures to contingent fees -- the firm seeks to arrive at working relationships that are economically and professionally satisfying to all involved.