Filing Your Own Appeal? We Draft the Brief. You File It.
Court-ready opening briefs, reply briefs, and petitions for review, drafted to the operative word limit and filed under your own name.
Representing yourself on appeal does not mean writing the brief alone. We frame every issue around the standard of review, build each argument against the trial-court record, and run a Bluebooked table of authorities. The brief comes back ready to file, with no attorney of record needed. See how it works.
Appellate deadlines are hard deadlines. Miss the briefing schedule and the appeal can be dismissed. Tell us your filing date and we set a confirmed delivery date in writing, with runway for you to review and file on time.
Briefs we draft for pro se appellants
Every brief is drafted to the operative FRAP or state appellate rule: the right word limit, the right standard of review, the right record citations. You would not be alone: about half of all federal appeals in fiscal 2025 were filed pro se (see our self-represented litigant statistics).
Opening brief
Issues framed to the correct standard of review, argued against the record.
Reply brief
Tight response to the appellee, no new authority, on the operative deadline.
Response / appellee brief
Harmless-error and waiver framing when you are defending the judgment.
Petition for review
Discretionary review and cert-style petitions drafted to the court's rules.
How it works
Tell us your case and your deadline
Share the court, the issues, the record, and your filing date. The deadline is set in writing so you always have runway to review and file.
We draft your brief, court-ready
Standard of review framed per issue, arguments built against the trial-court record, a Bluebooked table of authorities, and a strict FRAP or state word count.
You review and file it, under your own name
The brief comes back ready to file pro se. You file it yourself with the court. No attorney of record required.
Standard of review framed on every issue
Bluebooked table of authorities
Rush drafting for close deadlines
Confidential, your case stays private
Pro se appeal questions
Can I file an appeal brief myself, without a lawyer?
Yes. A pro se litigant represents themselves and files under their own name. Appellate courts accept briefs filed by self-represented parties as long as they meet the court's format and word-limit rules. We draft the brief to those rules; you sign and file it.
Do I need an attorney to sign it?
No. Because you are filing pro se, you sign and file the brief yourself. There is no attorney of record. We are a drafting service, not a law firm, and we do not appear in your case.
My deadline is close. How fast can you turn a brief around?
Turnaround is quoted per brief against your briefing schedule and the size of the record. Focused reply briefs move in a handful of business days, and rush drafting is available when a filing deadline is near. Your confirmed delivery date is set in writing up front.
Is my case kept confidential?
Yes. Your documents and the details of your matter stay private and are used only to draft your brief.
Legal Tank is a legal document drafting service, not a law firm, and does not provide legal representation or legal advice. Briefs are drafted for you to review, sign, and file.
Get your appeal brief drafted before the deadline
Tell us your court, your issues, and your filing date. We come back with a quote and a confirmed delivery date, then draft a brief you file under your own name.