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Address
230 N. Sycamore Street, Suite D
Lansing, Michigan 48933 (Eaton & Ingham Cos.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
2.9
out of 5
 Accepts Credit Cards (Main Office) As an appellate boutique, Speaker Law Firm devotes the time that you do not have for an appeal. An Appellate Attorney brings a fresh perspective to your case, guides you through the intricacies of the appeals process, applies superior research and excellent writing skills to your case, and rethinks each case to present persuasive arguments. Statement of PracticeAppellate Practice in Michigan and Federal Court including appeals in the following areas: Appeals; Civil Appeals; Adoption Law, Child Abuse and Neglect, Child Custody, Child Protection, Child Support, Grandparents Custody, Grandparents Visitation Rights, Juvenile Delinquency, Private Adoptions, Step Parent Adoptions, Termination of Parental Rights, Third Party Custody, Visitation Rights; Business Torts; Federal Civil Practice; Civil Liberties, Civil Rights Section 1983, Race Discrimination, Sex Discrimination Commercial Torts; Fifth Amendment Law, First Amendment Law, Freedom of Religion; Consumer Protection; Criminal Appeals; Disability Discrimination; Divorce, Martial Property Law, Paternity, Post Divorce Modification, Postnuptial Agreements, Premarital Agreements, Spousal Support; Insurance; Labor and Employment; Employment Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Title VII Discrimination, Wrongful Termination Attorney Discipline, Conflicts of Interest, Legal Ethics, Legal Malpractice; Negligence; Personal Injury; Premises Liability; Products Liability; Professional Liability; Property Law; Real Estate; Boundary Disputes, Easements, Quiet Title, Waterfront Development; Torts; Trusts and Estates; Riparian Rights. Year Established: 2007
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Liisa R. Speaker (Member) admitted to bar, 1999, Texas; 2002, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2003, Michigan; 2004, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2005, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: Trinity University (B.A., Political Science/Spanish, cum laude, 1994); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 1999). Author: "A Review of MCR 7 215-Execution and Enforced of Court of Appeals' Orders," Appellate Practice Section Newsletter, Spring 2007; "Michigan Supreme Citation to Wikipedia," Appellate Practice Section Newsletter, Winter 2008 and Michigan Lawyers Weekly, April 2008; "What Happens to Custody of Child when Adoption Falls Apart?" Family Law Journal, June/July 2008; "Ethical Considerations in Preparing to Witnesses for Deposits and Trials," 18 Rev. Litigation 135, 1999. Frequent Contributor, BRIEFS, Ingham County Bar Association. Presenter: Cases You Need to Know About, Michigan Association of Justice, November 2007; Advising Family Law Clients about Appeals, ICBA Family Law Section, Lansing, December 2007; Ethics and Attorney Client Privilege, Ingham County Bench Bar Conference, Lansing, February 2008; Hot Topics in the Michigan Supreme Court and Court Appeals, Family Law Section MidSummer Seminar, Glen Arbor, July 2008. Member: Ingham County Bar Association (Chairperson, Publications Committee; Member, Bench Bar Committee); State Bar of Michigan (Officer, Appellate Practice Council Section; Member, Family Law Section); Michigan Association for Justice; American Inns of Court, Cooley Chapter (Executive Board Member); Toastmaster International; In Forum; Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society and Advocates Guild. Reported Cases: Palasota v. Haggar Clothing Co., 342 F 3d 589 (5th Cir. 2003 [Tex.]); United States v. Stuart, 207 F 3d 391 (6th Cir. 2007 [Mich]); In the Matter of Alyssa and Amber Keast, 278 Mich App 415 (2008); In the Matter of Steven Zimmerman, 277 Mich App 470 (2008); Mackinaw Chapter of Sierra Club v. Michigan DEQ, 277 Mich App 531 (2008). Practice Areas: Appeals.Email: Liisa R. Speaker
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