Help with Ruling

My partner and I dissolved a business in which accounting was called into question. We went to trial and the case was heard by one judge. He issued an interim judgment for the entire amount our business ever made and spent (including all payroll, capital contributions, donations, travel and expenses) The case was then in front of another judge where the attorneys postured but no testimony was given. The judge then came in (sixteen month after the first case) with a ruling that the interim judgment was to be entered as a judgment. Please tell me how anyone in the world would ever start a business if they would be liable for all the monies ever paid out or spent over the course of doing business? Also, it is a 50/50 partnership and the amount was not cut in half. Not only was it not cut in half, but no expenses were deducted. It's like winning the lottery. And the partner did not provide any start up monies. I wish I could sue someone and receive all my salaries again-plus my partners salaries, plus get all the monies spent on the business magically converted into income for me (not my partner).....what is going on here????

So I had to hire another attorney to appeal (for 8k- my last attorney doesn't do civil appeals- imagine that) over something that is such an obvious mistake by the judge. He didn't review the case, just took the easy way out by accepting the interim judgment.

What can I do besides put my new attorney on a beach for the summer?

If it is so clearly wrong you may also file for an immediate motion to reconsider and show why it is wrong.

Would my previous attorney do that or my new one hired for the appeal?

the first lawyer can do that