Why should I care about filing a petition for rehearing or motion for reconsideration?

A well written petition for rehearing or motion for reconsideration can get the judge to change their decision so that an appeal is unnecessary.  Why spend up to a year or more dealing with an appeal when the trial judge can potentially correct their decision now?  In nearly all cases it is worth the legal fees to file the petition for rehearing and try to correct the judge’s before an appeal is necessary

Additionally, several of the appellate courts in this state take the position that, in certain situations, the right to appeal an issue is waived if not brought up in a petition for rehearing.  If you believe your right to appeal is based on the judge not making written findings to support their decision, several of the appellate courts require you to raise the lack of findings in a timely petition for rehearing or they consider you to have waived your right to appeal.

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