number one probably the biggest risk

that i would suggest

is that the appellate division in my

experience does award council fees

to the prevailing party

so

if you file an appeal

and it’s

frivolous

and if it’s um

you know not granted you lose there’s a

real possibility that the appellate

division is going to make you pay the

other person’s legal fees

having said that it’s also true that if

you file an appeal and you’re successful

maybe the other party will have to pay

your legal fees

and i’ve seen that happen it happens

more often than not frankly that the

appellate division in my experience does

award

legal fees i know personally i take that

into consideration um and i never file

an appeal that i think is is a loser

frankly

um for just that reason

so that’s certainly one of the risks the

other risk i think would just be time

you know just delay

any appeal

i would say takes at least

six months probably eight months and it

could be a year

so you’re not going to get you know

responses right away

so if it’s an issue that

can wait that time period

then yes you should you know you can

appeal but if it’s if it’s an issue

that’s going to be moot

a year later then it makes zero sense to

pursue appeal