Do lawyers have to write an appeal?

Legal analysis: You can write your own appeal or ask a lawyer to help you write it. Appeal: refers to a legal document in which a party refuses to accept the judgment or ruling of the court of first instance, and submits an explanation and appeals to the higher court in the appeal procedure within a certain period before the judgment takes effect (15 days for civil cases and 10 days for criminal cases), requesting the higher court to try it in the second instance.

Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Civil Procedure Law.

Article 164 If a party refuses to accept the judgment of first instance of a local people's court, he shall have the right to appeal to the people's court at the next higher level within 15 days from the date when the judgment is served.

If a party refuses to accept the ruling of the local people's court of first instance, he has the right to appeal to the people's court at the next higher level within 10 days from the date when the ruling is served.

Article 165 An appeal shall be attached. The contents of the complaint shall include the names of the parties, legal persons and their legal representatives or other organizations and their principal responsible persons; The name, case number and cause of action of the people's court that originally tried the case; The request and reasons for the appeal.