Lawyers at Cotten Schmidt, L.L.P. have actively engaged in representing clients in appellate matters for decades. That representation has taken the form of serving clients as lead appellate counsel, as co-counsel with other firms, and assisting trial counsel with potential appellate issues during trial. Lawyers at the firm have authored articles setting forth empirical analyses of the opinions of the Supreme Court of Texas over the last quarter century, and similar analyses of oral argument and mandamus proceedings before the Second Court of Appeals. Lawyers at the firm publish, on a monthly basis, compilations of potential statements from the Supreme Court of Texas about issues they find of interest, and compilations of issues pending before the Second Court of Appeals.