Taking It to the Supreme Court? We Draft Your Cert Petition.
A petition that frames the questions presented, the circuit split or important federal question, and the reasons for granting review, drafted to the court's rules and filed under your own name.
Certiorari is discretionary, and the Court grants only a tiny fraction of the petitions it receives, so the petition has to show a genuine conflict or an unsettled question worth the Court's time. Our drafters build the questions presented, the statement of the case, and the reasons for granting the writ to the booklet format and word limits of Supreme Court Rule 33 or the state equivalent. You sign and file it under your own name.
You file it · Cert petition
Drafted to the court's rules, ready to sign and file
The deadline to petition is jurisdictional. It generally cannot be extended past the limit, and once it passes the chance to seek review is gone. Tell us the date judgment was entered and we set a confirmed delivery date in writing, with runway for you to review and file on time.
What we draft in your cert petition
Every petition is drafted to the operative rule, Supreme Court Rule 33 or the state equivalent: the right format, the right word count, the questions presented first.
Questions presented
Framed crisply and cert-worthy, put first in the petition because the Court reads them first.
Reasons for granting the writ
A genuine circuit split, a question of national importance, or an error of exceptional consequence.
Statement of the case and jurisdiction
The procedural history, the decision below, and the basis for the Court's jurisdiction to review it.
Appendix and format compliance
The opinions below organized in the appendix, drafted to the booklet format and word count.
How it works
Tell us your case and your deadline
Share the decision below, the issue you want reviewed, and the date judgment was entered. Your delivery date is set in writing so you always have runway to review and file.
We draft your petition to the court's rules
Questions presented up front, a clean statement of the case, and reasons for granting the writ built around a circuit split or an important federal question, all to Supreme Court Rule 33 or the state equivalent.
You review and file it, under your own name
The petition comes back ready to file, with the appendix organized and the format compliant. You sign and file it yourself. No attorney of record required.
Circuit split and importance framed for review
Booklet format and word limits met
Rush drafting against the jurisdictional deadline
Confidential, your case stays private
Cert petition questions
What does a petition for a writ of certiorari actually do?
It asks the Supreme Court, or a state supreme court, to review a decision of a lower court. Review is discretionary, and the Court grants only a small fraction of petitions, so the petition has to show the case is worth the Court's attention. We draft the questions presented, the statement of the case, and the reasons for granting the writ to make that case.
Can I file a cert petition myself, without a lawyer?
Yes. A self-represented petitioner files under their own name, and the Court accepts petitions from pro se parties that meet its format and word-limit rules. We draft the petition to those rules; you sign and file it. Attorneys and firms also use us to outsource the drafting while remaining counsel of record.
What makes a petition cert-worthy?
The strongest petitions frame a real conflict among the circuits or state courts of last resort, an unsettled question of national importance, or an error so significant the Court should correct it. We frame the questions presented and the reasons for granting the writ around those grounds, drawn from the record and the decision below.
Is my case kept confidential?
Yes. Your documents and the details of your matter stay private and are used only to draft your petition.
Legal Tank is a legal document drafting service, not a law firm, and does not provide legal representation or legal advice. Documents are drafted for you to review, sign, and file.
Get your cert petition drafted before the deadline
Tell us the decision below, the question you want reviewed, and the date judgment was entered. We will get you a quote and a confirmed delivery date, then draft a petition you file under your own name.