Tipping the Appellate Scales The Right Solution Whatever the talents of your family physician, he may very well refer you to a cardiologist if you develop heart trouble. In law, as in medicine, professional skills and experience tend to be concentrated in a particular direction, and they are frequently not interchangeable. Because Appellate Experience Matters Even the best lawyer at trial may not be the right lawyer for your appeal. Trials and appeals require vastly different skills and are governed by different rules and procedures. Most trial lawyers have little experience with appeals and, over the course of trial, may lose their objectivity. Successful trial attorneys often have little time to craft a detailed appellate brief. At trial, a lawyer's charisma, commanding presence, and skill at connecting with jurors may ultimately be the winning factor. On appeal, by contrast, the battle is largely fought on paper. To win, you will need an attorney who can craft a clear, precise and organized brief on appeal that is not merely persuasive, but compelling. It must be credible and thorough and, at the same time, succinct, and sensitive to the choice of words, as well as to the argument’s structure and logic. Ideally, it should tell a story, flowing naturally. And its conclusions should feel unavoidable. On appeal, your attorney’s ability to communicate skillfully in writing will determine the appellate judges’ first impressions of your case, and ultimately their final decisions. Hiring experienced appellate counsel for your appeal brings to play the skills and objectivity you will need to succeed on appeal. As with your family doctor and the cardiologist, your trial attorney will want to ensure that your appeal is handled by a specialist. Home For Trial Counsel Representative Cases FAQs Appellate Links Attorneys Contact Us Findlaw Profile Lawyers.com Profile Martindale Hubbell Profile Our law office provides assistance on appeal throughout the State of Michigan, including the Upper Peninsula, Washtenaw County, Livingston County, Wayne County, Oakland County, Ingham County, Macomb County and Jackson County, as well as communities such as Detroit, Southfield, Grand Rapids, Port Huron, Lansing, Traverse City, Grosse Pointe, Dearborn, Livonia, Northville, Plymouth, Birmingham, Farmington Hills, Bloomfield Hills, Novi, Pontiac, Royal Oak, Troy, Mt. Clemens, Sterling Heights, and Rochester Hills. Disclaimer - The information contained in this website, and its associated web sites, is provided as a service to the Internet community, and does not constitute legal advice or a contract for legal services. We try to provide quality information, but we make no claims, promises or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained in or linked to this web site and its associated sites. As legal advice must be tailored to the specific circumstances of each case, and laws are constantly changing, nothing provided herein should be used as a substitute for the advice of competent counsel.