An “appeal” involves a complaint to a superior court of an error allegedly committed by an inferior one, whose judgment or decision the superior appellate court is asked to correct or reverse. When you find yourself and your case heading to appeal, the trial court judge has just made a decision that is either great or horrible from your perspective. When that occurs, and the success of your case may now come down to resolution of a single issue, you need an experienced team to handle your appeal. We have that appellate team here at Henn Lesperance.

Named partner Bill Henn has successfully handled appeals on a wide variety of legal issues for nearly twenty years of practice, including oral arguments before the Michigan Court of Appeals, Michigan Supreme Court, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Andrea Nester and David Busscher, both former research attorneys at the Michigan Court of Appeals, assist Bill here at Henn Lesperance. Below are some of their notable decisions both at Henn Lesperance, and beforehand:

Governmental Immunity
– Mann v St Clair County Road Commission, 470 Mich 347; 681 NW2d 653 (2004)
– Kik v Sbraccia, 272 Mich App 388; 726 NW2d 450 (2006)
– Rowland v Washtenaw County Road Commission, 477 Mich 197; 731 NW2d 41 (2007)
– Wesche v Mecosta County Road Commission, 480 Mich 75; 746 NW2d 847 (2008)
– Duffy v Irons Area Tourist Association, 300 Mich App 542; 834 NW2d 508 (2013)
– Oshtemo Charter Township v Kalamazoo County Road Commission, 302 Mich App 574; 841 NW2d 135 (2013)
– Streng v Board of Mackinac County Road Commissioners, 315 Mich App 449; 890 NW2d 680 (2016)
– Denney v Kent County Road Commission, 317 Mich App 727; 896 NW2d 808 (2016)
– Flanagin v Kalkaska County Road Commission, 319 Mich App 633; 904 NW2d 427 (2017)

Medical Malpractice
– Vega v Lakeland Hospitals, 267 Mich App 565; 705 NW2d 389 (2005)
– Boodt v Borgess Medical Center, 272 Mich App 621; 728 NW2d 471 (2006)
– Cox v Featherstone, unpublished opinion per curiam of the Court of Appeals, issued April 26, 2016 (Docket No. 326078)
– Stevens v Sturgis Hospital, Inc, unpublished opinion per curiam of the Court of Appeals, issued May 18, 2017 (Docket No. 332449)

Medical Malpractice – Notice of Intent
– Decker v Rochowiak, 287 Mich App 666; 791 NW2d 507 (2010)
– Hunter v Cilluffo, unpublished opinion per curiam of the Court of Appeals, issued May 26, 2016 (Docket No. 326088)

Professional Negligence Defense
– Duty v Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital, unpublished opinion per curiam of the Court of Appeals, issued September 19, 2017 (Docket No. 332154)

Land Use
– Great Lakes Society v Georgetown Charter Township, 281 Mich App 396; 761 NW2d 371 (2008)
– Cummins v Robinson Township, 283 Mich App 677; 770 NW2d 421 (2009)
– Scholma v Ottawa County Road Commission, 303 Mich App 12; 840 NW2d 186 (2013)
– Hucul Advertising, LLC v Charter Township of Gaines, 748 F3d 273 (6th  Cir 2014)
– Cole v Benzie County Parks & Recreation Commission, unpublished opinion per curiam of the Court of Appeals, issued February 9, 2016 (Docket No. 325141)

Premises Liability
– DeBusscher v Sam’s East, Inc, 505 F3d 475 (6th Cir 2007)

Civil Rights
– Widgren v Maple Grove Township, 429 F3d 575 (6th Cir 2005)

Venue
– Colucci v McMillan, 256 Mich App 88; 662 NW2d 87 (2003)