Our clients benefit from the unique experience that comes from having a dedicated appellate practice group — one of the few in Michigan. Our appellate attorneys practice in all courts, from assisting with dispositive motions at the trial level to representing parties and amici in the U.S. Supreme Court.
Regardless of the subject matter, overturning or defending a trial court’s decision requires creative thinking, persuasive writing and distinctive oral advocacy.
Warner’s Appellate and Supreme Court attorneys are here to help.
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Strengths Snapshot
- Developing comprehensive legal strategies with a view to future appellate success, sometimes well before a case is filed.
- Briefing and arguing dispositive motions at the trial level.
- Ensuring issues and arguments are properly preserved for appeal at the trial level.
- Delivering outstanding briefing and oral advocacy in appellate courts throughout the United States at reasonable, Midwest rates.
- Leveraging our unique and deep experience in the state and federal appellate courts serving Michigan to deliver superior results for clients.
- Collaborating with subject-matter experts across the firm when appropriate.
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Special eAlert and Law Shanty: Michigan Supreme Court Rules Legislature Action Unconstitutional, Reinstates Earned Sick Time and Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act
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What Elliott-Larsen Amendments Mean for Michigan Employers
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Litigation Strengths: Subject Matter Expertise
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ESTA Is Gone (for Now)
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Stare Decisis: Dress Codes, Union T-Shirts and the NLRB
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What Would Sherlock Do?
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A Busy Week in the Courts — ESTA and ELCRA
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Updates on the OSHA ETS Litigation and CDC Isolation and Quarantine Guidelines
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What the Sixth Circuit’s OSHA ETS Decision Means for Employers
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OSHA ETS Remains in Limbo: What Does This Mean for Employers and Employees?
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- 2023 Appellate Judges Education Institute Summit
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- Eighteen Warner Attorneys Named Lawyers of the Year
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- Brian Wassom Named Chair of AIPLA Copyright Law Committee
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- Fourteen Warner Partners Named Lawyers of the Year in 2018
- Two Warner Attorneys Receive 2017 Distinguished Brief Award
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