Appellate lawyers in Michigan Anthony Patti to Steven F.

Firm: Hooper, Hathaway, P.C.

126 S Main St , Ann Arbor , Michigan 48104

Practice Areas: Appellate , Civil , Corporate , Personal Injury, Securities , Trademarks, Litigation

Firm: Bowerman, Bowden, Clulo and Luyt, P.C.

620 Woodmere Ave Ste A , Traverse City , Michigan 49686

Practice Areas: Appellate , Business & Commercial, Civil , Real Estate , Business

Firm: MacWilliams Law PC

838 W. Long Lake Road , Bloomfield Hills , Michigan 48302

Practice Areas: Appellate , Corporate , Patents, Health Care

Sara MacWilliams is an experienced attorney specializing in business disputes over $25,000 (contract, shareholder, and business tort issues such as fraud, tortious interference, defamation, and violation of non-compete commitments) as well as real estate issues including receivership, purchase agreement and lease negotiation and disputes, landlord/tenant issues, and inter-owner disputes. A former "big law" attorney, she enjoys working with small and midsize business owners who are motivated to protect their business interests with aggressive, effective representation, and serves as outside general counsel for a variety of tech, real estate, health care, manufacturing, and other private businesses. Her legal work is widely respected, and she serves as a case evaluator for both district and circuit courts, a position which requires being nominated by local judges. Most of her clients stay with her for years thanks to proven results and dedicated and prompt attention to client needs. Alternative fee arrangements are available for meritorious cases. The firm's team includes a dedicated paralegal with a degree in business administration and an associate with a background in the PR and medical field. The firm also routinely co-counsels with other law firms depending on client needs.. Her work has been recognized in numerous publications, including Super Lawyers, Hour Detroit, and Michigan Lawyers Weekly.  She has been repeatedly recognized as one of the top women lawyers in Michigan.

Firm: Kemp Klein Law Firm

201 West Big Beaver Road , Troy , Michigan 48084

Practice Areas: Appellate , Business & Commercial, Civil , Computers and Software, Copyrights, Franchise , Labor , Lawsuits & Disputes

Since 1997, I have represented businesses, employers, and individuals in successfully resolving a wide range of civil lawsuits, appeals, and other disputes. My experience includes controversies involving contracts, partnership and shareholder rights, defamation, employment, discrimination and other civil rights claims, collections, construction, deed restrictions, franchising, dealerships, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, noncompetition agreements, and unfair competition.

Firm: Bullard Anderson PLC

6160 Dixie Highway   200 , Clarkston , Michigan 48346

Practice Areas: Appellate ,Arbitration,Arbitration & Mediation,Business & Commercial,Business Formation,Civil ,Housing ,Insurance ,Municipal ,Real Estate

Firm: Marian Faupel, Attorney at Law

2232 S. Main #355 , Ann Arbor , Michigan 48103

Practice Areas: Appellate , Business & Commercial, Business Formation, Business , Civil , Discrimination, Divorce, Domestic Partnership, Family , Gay and Lesbian , Prenuptial Agreement, Real Estate , Spousal Support, Divorce & Separation

Excellent, knowledgeable, compassionate attorneys are not born--they are made, and their achievement is recognized by their peers.  I received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the Law Review of Wayne State's Law School and the Michiganian of the Year Award from the Detroit News.  I have taught Family Law in the evening at Wayne State's Law School for 13 years now as an adjunct professor and have practiced law for 32 years in the areas of real estate, business law, family law, construction law, litigation, and appeals.  I prevailed in the now famous Baby Jessica case where the U of M Law School's Child Advocacy Clinic was my opponent and have handled almost 30 appeals (including an important case under the ADA in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, where I prevailed).  I obtained a jury verdict of over $1M in a First Amendment case and a significant jury verdict in a securities fraud case (both in federal court).   I have authored approximately 15 scholarly articles that were published by  the Wayne Law Review in the areas of property tax, real estate, trusts and estates, and family law.  Many more of my articles were published by the Washtenaw County Bar Association (including a series on foreclosure law).  I was a member of the Saline School Board for 12 years and served on the Saline Tax Board of Review as well as the Representative Assembly of the Bar Association. Our firm, Faupel Law, P.C., just celebrated its 25th anniversary, and before founding that firm, I worked for several very successful Detroit-area firms where I received excellent training from the best.  Besides me, our firm consists of  two associate attorneys, Sandy Musser and Dan Ferency (who both worked with area circuit court judges before joining our firm), and Tony Hart, who is an attorney experienced in sophisticated business transactions; tax appeals and tax planning; and estate planning from the simplest plan to the more exotic.  In addition to having his law degree and having worked as a CPA, Tony also has a master of laws degree in Tax.   If you are cruising the internet looking for an attorney, look no further than Faupel Law, P.C.

Firm: L. S. Longo - Just Michigan Appeals

220 E. Huron Street , Ann Arbor , Michigan 48104

Practice Areas: Appellate , Business & Commercial, Civil , Civil Rights, Contracts, Corporate , Municipal , Personal Injury, Real Estate , Appeals

"Ms. Longo is seen as the pre-eminent appellate lawyer in our community, and with good reason. She combines keen analysis, excellent writing skills, and common-sense advocacy to make her effective. She is my "go-to" appellate resource in my own practice, and I am happy to endorse her.". Ms. Longo has practiced as an appellate attorney in Michigan for over 20 years, focusing almost exclusively on civil appeals in the Michigan courts for cases involving the UCC, contracts, family law, including custody and child support, property law and zoning, municipal regulation, legal malpractice, medical malpractice, among others issues.. Ms. Longo was admitted to the State Bar of Michigan in 1989 and is also admitted to practice in the United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Prior to private practice, she worked as a staff attorney with the Michigan Court of Appeals and as a judicial intern with the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.. Ms. Longo holds a JD from The Ohio State University College of Law (now Moritz College of Law) and a Master’s Degree in Political Science with an emphasis on American Constitutional Law and American Judicial Politics. Following law school, she attended the Ph.D. Program in Urban, Technological and Environmental Planning at the University of Michigan. In conjunction with that program, she designed and taught undergraduate and graduate courses at Eastern Michigan University in property law, law and urban planning, and law and aesthetics.. Ms. Longo is also a mixed media artist and donates pieces for various local charity events including the Circle of Art (a benefit for Foodgatherers), the Bar Revue (a benefit for Southeastern Michigan Legal Aid), the summer reading program benefit for Ann Arbor Public Library, Avalon Housing, and more.

Firm: Donofrio Law

29199 Ryan Road , Warren , Michigan 48092

Practice Areas: Appellate , Corporate , Insurance , Land Use & Zoning, Litigation

9939 Cherry Valley Ave SE, #78 , Caledonia , Michigan 49316

Practice Areas: Appellate , Business , Condemnation & Eminent Domain, Construction , Intellectual Property , Real Estate , Appeals

John Bursch represents Fortune 500 companies, foreign and domestic governments, top public officials, and industry associations in high-profile cases, primarily on appeal. This spring, John will be arguing his 11th U.S. Supreme Court case since 2011—more than all but a handful of attorneys. And he has argued 26 Michigan Supreme Court cases, including multiple arguments in seven consecutive Terms (five in the 2016-17 Term alone). John has successfully litigated hundreds of matters around the country, including five with more than $1 billion at stake. Recent victories including halting the Michigan presidential-election recount initiated by the Green Party candidate for President, and an Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals opinion in an $80 million class-action dispute involving an insurance policy's pollution exclusion.. A recent study found that over the past four Terms, John was one of the most successful attorneys in the country at persuading the U.S. Supreme Court to grant petitions for certiorari. He has also compiled a Supreme Court merits record that the National Law Journal observed "even more veteran high court advocates would envy." John's cases have involved many of the most important public-policy issues of the past decade.. John has been widely recognized for his advocacy.  He is one of only seven Michigan lawyers inducted into the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers, and one of only 62 Michigan attorneys serving as a Member of the American Law Institute.  John's appellate skills have resulted in repeated listings in both Michigan Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers.  John is also the principal author of the Michigan Supreme Court's Guide for Counsel, the Court's own manual for effective advocacy.  And he was recently recognized as a Best Lawyers 2017 Appellate Practice "Lawyer of the Year."  More information about John's experience is available at .

Firm: Cline, Cline and Griffin, P.C.

1000 Mott Foundation Building   503 South Saginaw , Flint , Michigan 48502

Practice Areas: Appellate ,Civil ,Criminal Defense ,Health Care & Hospitalization,Insurance ,Medical Malpractice,Personal Injury

Firm: Bellanca, Beattie and DeLisle, P.C.

1300 Penobscot Building , Detroit , Michigan 48226

Practice Areas: Appellate ,Civil ,Criminal Defense ,Personal Injury

Firm: Spender and Robb, A Professional Corporation

1289 South Linden Road   B , Flint , Michigan 48532

Practice Areas: Appellate ,Civil ,Corporate ,ERISA,Estate Planning,Probate

Firm: Charfoos & Christensen PC

26622 Woodward Avenue , Royal Oak , Michigan 48067

Practice Areas: Appellate , Appeals

David R. Parker is a shareholder in the firm of CHARFOOS & CHRISTENSEN, P.C. He is an appellate specialist who became associated with the firm in 1983. In his present role with the firm, he has primary responsibility for appeals in the Michigan Supreme Court, the Michigan Court of Appeals, the United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. He also heads the firm's research department, assists in briefing dispositive motions in trial court and prepares seminar material. Parker's keen interest in the art of writing briefs and his strong presentational skills have earned him the well deserved respect of the state legal community. He graduated from the University of Akron School of Law where he was the recipient of a variety of honors, including the Award for Significant Legal Scholarship.. Case and Comment Editor: Akron Law Review, 1980-1981 Books & Treatises:“The Works Part 2: Medical Malpractice Cases 1998 - 2003,” Michigan Trial Lawyers Association, 2004.“Still Starting the Case - 2001: An Updated Collection of Michigan Complaints,” Michigan Trial Lawyers Association, 2001. “The Works” Medical Malpractice 1993 - 1997, Michigan Trial Lawyers Association, 1998.Ch 1, Personal Injury, “Michigan Law of Damages,” ICLE, 1989. “Starting The Case in the 90’s: A Current Manual of Michigan Complaints,” MTLA, 1991. Ch 6, “Wrongful Birth,” Ch 8 “Legal Practice,” “Torts: Michigan Law and Practice,” ICLE, 1992. Michigan Medical Malpractice Cases Annotated: 1987-1993, Michigan Trial Lawyers Association, 1987. Articles: “Products Liability: Don't Overlook Products in Medical Cases,” Trial, Nov., 1989. Lecturer:Featured Speaker, Michigan Trial Lawyers Association Seminar: Michigan Med Mal Law Update - Caution: Not for the Faint of Heart, Discussion on “Daubert,” October 2006.Clinical Teaching: Detroit College of Law, 1981-1986.

Firm: Blanchard & Walker PLLC

221 North Main Street. , Ann Arbor , Michigan 48104

Practice Areas: Americans with Disabilities Act, Appellate , Civil , Civil Rights, Corporate , Criminal Defense , Discrimination, Employment & Labor , ERISA, Family , Labor , Social Security Benefits & Disability, Employment & Labor

Attorney David Blanchard has built a career on helping people stay at work despite illegal practices or get back to work after facing illegal wrongful termination, recovering millions for wage theft violations, and fighting workplace retaliation and wrongful termination. He has dedicated his professional career to legal representation for workers. Confronting illegal workplace practices and wrongful termination. With a focus on public impact litigation and class actions aimed at reforming workplaces and entire industries. Blanchard represents executives and health care professionals in professional separation negotiations, whistleblowers seeking to shine a light on workplace criminality and other government fraud, and all workers denied legal rights to overtime pay and minimum wages.. David Blanchard Representative Verdicts and Settlements• $21 Million Recovered in Settlement for Michigan unemployed wrongly accused of unemployment fraud.• $84.5 Million Recovered in Medicare fraud scheme violating the False Claims Act• $300,000 Recovered for individual doctor/anesthesiologist wrongful discharge and breach of medical professional services contract• $4.9 Million Recovered in Court Approved FLSA Settlement for Healthcare IT consultants on “Go-live” projects throughout the United States.• $6.1 Million Recovered for overtime pay FLSA Litigation for Healthcare IT consultants on “Go-live” projects throughout the United States.• $300,000 Recovered for individual victim in police brutality/excessive force case against Michigan’s Allegan County Sheriff Department.• $650,000 Recovered for over 400 drivers in settlement for Hungry Howie’s franchise pizza delivery drivers.. David Blanchard specializes in the areas of employment rights advice, litigation, and business disputes. Blanchard handles all employment related matters advising employees, employers, and non-profits on safe and compliant workplace policies: from harassment, discrimination or retaliation lawsuits to medical leave, non-compete lawsuits and severance negotiations. He has represented workers and small businesses in state and federal court litigation, including the Michigan Court of Appeals and the Federal Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.. David Blanchard Representative Cases and OpinionsFair Labor Standards/Misclassification:• Plaintiffs win summary judgment ruling allowing trial on overtime claims for insurance review nurses who sued for overtime pay• Workers win summary judgment for “independent contractor” cable installers finding them to be employees entitled to overtime pay• Conditional certification granted providing notice of opt-in rights for a class of healthcare technology “independent contractors” providing “at-the elbow” ATE support for healthcare technology upgrades.. Overtime Pay:• Cable installers win summary judgment on misclassification case; cable installers are “employees” under FLSA, entitled to overtime under Fair Labor Standards Act.• Insurance Appeals Analysts Claims go to trial after summary judgment win. Minimum Wages:• Hungry Howie’s Franchises: Class certified for pizza Delivery drivers seeking compensation for minimum wage violations after being under-reimbursed for car maintenance expenses• Domino’s Pizza franchises: FLSA Collective Action approved for pizza delivery drivers. Whistleblower Protection:• Medical Doctor may state retaliation claim after being fired for raising Stark Act violations.• Rehab Nurse wins summary judgment for retaliation claim after opposing illegal practices at nursing facility. Due Process Rights:• Zynda - State of Michigan not immune from constitutional claims related to unemployment robo-fraud violations• Frazier – UAW entitled to enforce unemployment right for victims of early collections. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. David Blanchard has served as president of the Michigan Employment Lawyers Association and of the Washtenaw Association for Justice. He currently serves on the executive board of the Michigan Association for Justice. He has presented as faculty to the State Bar of Michigan Labor and Employment Section and the National Employment Lawyers Association.. David Blanchard received his B.A. in political science in 1996 and a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School in 2003. Before law, Blanchard worked as a broadcast journalist, covering local politics and environmental issues in Michigan. Blanchard grew up in Ann Arbor, graduated Community High School in 1992, and has been practicing law in Ann Arbor since 2004.From the beginning, David Blanchard’s employment law advocacy has focused on representing medical professionals, whistleblowers, negotiating professional compensation agreements, representing all workers cheated out of overtime pay or sales commissions, and defending employees in non-compete/trade secret disputes.. David Blanchard AdvocacyLegislative Testimony regarding curbing non-compete litigation abusesLegislative Testimony of Robo-Fraud Abuses in the Michigan Unemployment Benefits System. David Blanchard Pending CasesDomino’s Pizza Delivery Drivers claiming under-reimbursed for delivery driving expensesBelle Tire Service Technicians denied overtime payColiseum: Exotic Dancers unpaid and cheated out of a minimum wage and overtime pay.Maxi-Auto/SCI: Delivery Driver Claims denied overtime payHartman & Tyner: worker denied COVID-19 FFCRA leave rights and terminated in retaliationPrudential Security: security guards denied overtime pay for hours over 40 in a week

Firm: Collins Einhorn Farrell & Ulanoff PC

4000 Town Center , Southfield , Michigan 48075

Practice Areas: Appellate , Construction , General Practice, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Litigation

I am a shareholder of Collins Einhorn Farrell PC, and has nearly 20 years of litigation experience. I have successfully defended a wide variety of professional liability claims, ranging from legal malpractice to claims against accountants, insurance agents, real estate/title agents and even fine art appraisers. I have also successfully defended numerous corporations against product liability claims, including death cases. Over those years, I have gained considerable jury trial and arbitration experience.

Firm: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

171 Monroe Ave NW Ste 1000 , Grand Rapids , Michigan 49503

Practice Areas: Appellate , Civil , Civil Rights, Class Actions, Employment & Labor

Firm: Taylor Legal, P.C.

455 E EISENHOWER PKWY , Ann Arbor , Michigan 48108

Practice Areas: Appellate , Business & Commercial, Civil , Non-Profit Corporations, Real Estate , Taxation - State & Federal, Zoning, Planning & Land Use, Public Finance & Tax Exempt Finance

Firm: BrownPowers, PLLC

618 Howard St. , Petoskey , Michigan 49770

Practice Areas: Appellate , Business & Commercial, Civil , Estate Planning, Municipal , Real Estate , Real Estate

Raised in Northern Michigan and Central Florida, attorney Bridget Brown Powers was graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the top 10 percent of her class with a Bachelor of Arts Degree from UNC’s prestigious School of Journalism, which included instruction in the broadcast, print, and advertising sequences. Ms. Powers also earned an outside concentration in Political Science. While at Carolina, Ms. Powers served as a TV intern at WTVD-11, where she wrote breaking-news stories for live broadcast by the 6:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. news anchors. Ms. Powers also wrote feature articles that were published in the UNC Men’s basketball programs and served as radio news anchor for the UNC Newsline for broadcast by public radio stations throughout the State of North Carolina. As a member of the National Journalism Honor Society maintaining above a 3.8 grade-point average at the J School, Ms. Powers was selected from the student body to serve as assistant to Charles Gibson of Good Morning America for a live broadcast from the UNC campus.. Attorney Powers matriculated into the Detroit College of Law, now known as Michigan State University College of Law, from which she earned her Juris Doctor Degree. While at DCL, Ms. Powers’ Moot Court Team took first place against Georgetown University in the National Cardozo Moot Court Competition in New York City. She thereafter was selected to serve as the law school’s All-School Competition Director, Director of Competitions, and its Moot Court Program Editor and, consequently, was awarded academic scholarships for her last two years of law school. Ms. Powers served as law clerk intern to then Chief Judge Pro Tem. Marianne O. Batanni of the Wayne County Circuit Court, now U.S. District Court Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, and as law clerk to in-house counsel of Liberty Mutual Insurance Company. In her third year, Ms. Powers taught Freshman law students Research, Writing, and Advocacy II and served as Teaching Assistant to Professor Cynthia Starnes, researching and editing articles for law review publication.. After obtaining two years of training and experience in a larger law firm, Ms. Powers opened her own law practice in Petoskey, Michigan, in 1994. Since then, she has served as Charlevoix County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Assistant City Attorney for the City of Petoskey and City Attorney for the City of Petoskey, and has represented private individuals, business clients, and various townships, villages, cities, and school districts. In addition, Attorney Powers authored the two-year Paralegal Program for North Central Michigan College and served as adjunct coordinator, adjunct professor, and faculty advisor for 12 years while maintaining her private practice of law. Attorney Powers has also served on several volunteer boards, provided legal assistance to local charitable organizations, and has served as President of a local financial institution.

Firm: Spender and Robb, A Professional Corporation

1289 South Linden Road   B , Flint , Michigan 48532

Practice Areas: Appellate ,Corporate ,Discrimination,Pension and Profit Sharing Plans

Firm: Forman Watkins & Krutz LLP

Powerscourt , Livonia , Michigan 48152

Practice Areas: Appellate, Asbestos, Chemical and Mold Exposure, Environmental Litigation, Insurance, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Professional Liability, Silica, Commercial Litigation, Premises Liability, Negotiation/Resolution Counsel