Appellate Counsel and Strategic Support for High-Risk Cases
Not every lawyer wants—or has the time or background—to handle a complex appeal or manage the strategy in a high-risk case. Petrucelli & Petrucelli often serves as appellate and consulting counsel in significant civil cases arising in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and Northern Wisconsin.
We assist trial counsel and clients with:
- Civil appeals in Michigan (Circuit Court, Michigan Court of Appeals, Michigan Supreme Court)
- Civil appeals in Wisconsin (Circuit Court, Wisconsin Court of Appeals, Wisconsin Supreme Court)
- Post-trial motions, remittitur/additur, and preservation of appellate issues
- Strategic consultation during discovery and pre-trial motion practice
- Drafting dispositive motions (summary disposition/summary judgment, Daubert/Frye, motions in limine)
- Brief writing and oral-argument preparation in trial and appellate courts
Experience That Comes from Trying—and Reviewing—Serious Cases
Our appellate work is grounded in real trial experience. Vincent Petrucelli has briefed and argued complex issues in cases such as:
- Ferdon ex rel. Petrucelli v Wisconsin Patients Compensation Fund, 2005 WI 125, 284 Wis 2d 573; 701 NW2d 440, challenging Wisconsin’s noneconomic-damage cap in medical-malpractice cases.
- Byrne v Schneider’s Iron & Metal, Inc, 190 Mich App 176; 475 NW2d 854 (1991), involving serious injury, damages, and insurance-coverage questions.
- Bero Motors, Inc v General Motors Corp, unpublished per curiam opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued August 10, 2006 (Docket No. 257675), affirming a multi-million-dollar jury verdict in favor of a U.P. auto dealership and validating an oral right-of-first-refusal contract and lost-profits award.
Because we have followed these cases from the first client meeting through trial and appeal, we understand:
- How issues really arise at depositions and in the courtroom
- Which errors are worth appealing—and which are not
- How to craft a clear, persuasive record and narrative for a reviewing court
Co-Counsel and Behind-the-Scenes Support
We frequently work with other lawyers and firms who want additional depth on a difficult case:
- Taking over the appeal while trial counsel remains primary contact with the client
- Serving as behind-the-scenes consulting counsel for strategy, motions, and trial themes
- Acting as co-counsel in complex tort, medical-malpractice, insurance, commercial, and constitutional cases
Regional Appellate Practice
Our appellate and consulting practice is truly regional. We advise and represent clients and trial counsel from:
- Every major community in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula – Marquette, Ishpeming, Negaunee, Gwinn, Houghton, Hancock, Calumet, Laurium, L’Anse, Baraga, Ontonagon, Iron Mountain, Kingsford, Norway, Iron River, Crystal Falls, Escanaba, Gladstone, Manistique, Munising, Newberry, Sault Ste. Marie, St. Ignace, Menominee, Copper Harbor, Bessemer, Ironwood, Wakefield, and surrounding areas.
- Northern Wisconsin – Florence, Niagara, Marinette, Oconto, Green Bay, Appleton, Wausau, Rhinelander, Eagle River, Ashland, Hurley, Superior, and nearby communities.
If you are a client seeking a civil appeals lawyer in the Upper Peninsula or Northern Wisconsin, or a trial attorney looking for appellate or consulting co-counsel in a high-stakes case, Petrucelli & Petrucelli can step in, analyze the record, and help you present the strongest possible case on appeal.
Contact Vincent Petrucelli at (906) 265-6173 or vincent@truthfinders.com for a free consultation today.
