Brooke Lauren Archie's Legal Cases (4)

Appeals

In re Sherrod Estate, Docket No. 369863 (Pending, Michigan Supreme Court / Mich. Ct. App. 2025)

Mar 11, 2025

OUTCOME: Pending oral argument (October 14, 2026)

Lead Trial Counsel & Lead Appellate Counsel-Spearheaded the underlying trial litigation in the Oakland Probate Court. Following a highly contested Court of Appeals cycle, successfully escalated the dis ... pute to the Michigan Supreme Court (MSC), where the matter is currently pending on application to clarify pivotal areas of Michigan estate administration jurisprudence.

Appeals

In re The Bernard Boutet Revocable Living Trust, Docket No. 364575 (Mich. Ct. App. 2024)

Jan 25, 2024

OUTCOME: Trial Verdict Affirmed.

Lead Trial Counsel & Lead Appellate Counsel-Managed an intensive trial campaign in the Wayne Probate Court (LC No. 2021-864392-TV) involving complex, unprecedented trust condition precedents and a high ... -stakes forfeiture challenge. Handled all briefing and oral argument on the subsequent appeal, creating an impactful case record on conditional trust gifts in Michigan

Appeals

Allen Smith v. Robin Smith (Docket No. 342200), (Mich. Ct. App. 2019)

May 16, 2019

OUTCOME: Successfully reversed and remanded.

Lead Appellate Counsel-Served as appellate counsel in successfully challenging the Oakland County Circuit Court on a post-judgment modification ruling.

Appeals

In re Bennie Johnson Special Needs Trust, Docket No. 378646 (Mich. Ct. App. 2026)

N/A

OUTCOME: Successfully reversed and remanded to the probate court.

Lead Trial Counsel & Lead Appellate Counsel-Retained at the onset of the dispute to navigate sophisticated trust litigation at the trial level and successfully steered the subsequent appellate strategy ... before the Michigan Court of Appeals, defending vital fiduciary protections and beneficiary rights under Michigan trust law.

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