Brett Lilly’s Practice Focuses on Appeals

• Brett Lilly has several years of litigation experience in federal and state courts.  Brett also served as a judicial clerk for a Colorado Supreme Court Justice and three District Court Judges. 
• Brett understands litigation and appeals from both the appellate and trial court perspective.  Let him help with your appeal or with drafting or responding to complex motions.

Civil Appeals

Brett has litigated over thirty civil appellate matters, and has assisted on many more.

• Brett has successfully litigated appellate matters in the United States Supreme Court, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, the Supreme Court of the State of Colorado, and the Colorado Court of Appeals.
• Brett has litigated many civil rights, open records, and election law matters at both the trial and appellate level.
• Brett published Intentional Interference with Contractual Relations in Colorado, 45 The Colorado Lawyer 65 (July, 2016). (Reproduced by permission of the Colorado Bar Association from Volume 45, July, 2016, pages 65-71, ©Colorado Bar Association 2016. All rights reserved.)

Pro Bono Matters

• Brett has litigated many pro bono matters, including Greer v. Dowling, 947 F.3d 1297 (10th Cir. 2020). (Reprinted with client's permission).
• A link to the decision is attached here. 
• Upon remand to the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, Brett helped assemble a team of pro bono lawyers, and the matter was resolved by a settlement agreement with the Oklahoma Department of Corrections.  The settlement affected all current and future inmates who have a sincerely held religious belief in adhering to a Kosher or Halal diet.  The settlement ensured that an inmates ability to practice their sincerely held religious belief in following a Kosher or Halal diet will not be burdened by any punitive or punishment measures by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections, and the settlement created substantial procedural due process protections to prevent an inmate from being wrongfully suspended from the Kosher or Halal diet.
• A link to an article about the settlement is attached here: See Carla Hinton, “Is it Kosher?  How one Jewish inmate's lawsuit led to changes in state prison meal program.”  The Oklahoman, June 30, 2022. (Reproduced by permission of The Oklahoman, © The Oklahoman, 2022. All rights reserved.)