Our reputation for being effective litigators on behalf of individuals and clients from a wide range of industries extends to the state and federal appellate courts.
Success on appeal requires attorneys who know how to achieve it - attorneys who understand sound strategies for effectively presenting a case on appeal, who can navigate the procedural mazes of appellate courts, who craft effective briefs on appeal, and who persuasively handle the challenges of oral argument. As one court of appeals justice has said, "Appellate work is most assuredly not the recycling of trial level work." Different skills are needed on appeal than at trial.
That is why it's important to have attorneys experienced in appellate practice who can combine thorough and imaginative research with compelling writing and skilled oral advocacy. For many years, our attorneys have successfully represented clients in state and federal appellate courts, including all Michigan appellate courts, numerous federal circuit courts of appeal, and the United States Supreme Court.
Foster Swift's appellate practice attorneys have a wealth of experience, giving them familiarity with the appellate process, appellate justices and judges, and appellate courts' staff.
Each year Foster Swift attorneys are involved in many key cases before state and federal appellate courts. This includes authoring numerous amicus briefs, which have been referenced in many key state and federal appellate court opinions.
REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
Foster Swift Files Amicus Brief In The United States Supreme Court To Uphold 2006 Election Results
University-Employed Physician is Not Liable as a State Actor Under 42 USC 1983 for Treating Prisoner
Representation through the Appellate Process to the Michigan Supreme Court
Confidential Multi-Million Dollar Breach of Contract Settlement
Represented State Bar of Michigan in Federal Court
Successfully defended client in products liability claim.
Represented the University of Michigan before the Michigan Supreme Court
Obtained trial court dismissal and favorable Court of Appeals ruling upholding dismissal of property damage claim
Successful Defense of Project Owner in Complex Construction and Civil Rights Case
Supreme Court Agrees with Foster Swift Client: In Medical Malpractice Actions, Expert Witnesses must be Board-Certified in the same Specialty or Sub-specialty as the Defendant Physician
Michigan's Process for Evaluating the Character and Fitness of Applicants to Practice Law is Constitutional
Cruz v State Farm: Success in Michigan Supreme Court
Nursing Home Employees are only Criminally Liable under the Vulnerable Adult Abuse Act for Consciously Ignoring Risk of Harm of an Act or Omission that Results in Harm
Notice of Intent in Malpractice Actions must Adequately Inform Defendant's in Different Specialties Regarding the Specific Standard of Care and Alleged Breaches
Obtained Dismissal of Criminal Charges for Nursing Home Supervisor
The Jury Correctly Found that the State Bar of Michigan's Director of Professional Standards did not Retaliate against a Law School Graduate for Protesting
Members of State Bar Character and Fitness Committee are Immune from Liability
Obtained Federal Appellate Opinion and $150,000 in Fee Reimbursement
The Validity of a Corporation's Formation and Existence can only be Challenged by the State
