Liisa R. Speaker

Liisa Speaker is a true leader of the law in Michigan. Liisa's analysis of legal issues are clear, compelling and persuasive. She is responsive, engaging and accessible. Liisa is recognized for her substantial contributions to continuing legal education, particularly during the pandemic. When others ...struggled, Liisa brought a voice of calm and clarity. I hold Liisa in the highest regard and strongly encourage anyone looking for appellate counsel to engage Liisa!

Over the last 15 years of post divorce, I have worked with various lawyers. Not one can compares to Liisa. She was amazingly prepared and thorough throughout the appeal process. Knowing she had multiple other cases much larger than mine, she always took the time to update and communicate with me. It... was the first time I ever walked into court feeling 100% confident. My thoughts were, "I have Liisa, we got this". Watching her present the case in a clear, efficient and statute grounded format was impressive. I feel quite privileged to have had her as my attorney. Her thorough preparedness and convincing argument helped us prevail and get the case overturned and published.

Liisa Speaker from Speaker Law Firm is an attorney with the utmost regards for her clients. All through the process of the appeal filed against us she took the time to explain each step of the process and what was going on at all times to ensure that any unnecessary concerns or worries... were alleviated. At all times through the appeal process including pre-hearing briefs, responses to the opposing attorney’s briefs, and the trial itself she always had our best interests at the forefront of her actions. This does not take into account her actual lawyering ability. Ms. Speaker outwitted and out-argued the opposing lawyer so thoroughly during the pre-trial activities that he was not even allowed to make arguments in person to the appeals judges during the appeals hearing at all. She ensured that he had to sit and listen through the process as she dismantled each individual part of his case until the judges decided in our favor without even taking the time to have to deliberate the case at all. I would recommend Speaker Law Firm for anyone that is need of an appeals lawyer.

There is not a day that goes by that I don't think about Liisa and her team and what they did for me and my family. I thank god that I found her and that she was able to help me get full custody of my daughter. The trial court ignored the court appointed psychologist recommendation for my daughter t...o live with me, her father, and ignored even more of the 26 criteria based evidence they use to help make decisions in a custody battle. The Judge from Lenawee county would hold court back in her office with the lawyers pleading each sides case and deciding what she was going to do in her office, then would come back into court and just go through the motions of listening to witnesses and specialist already having her mind made up from back in her office. I lost all rights of my daughter for almost a full year which the appeals court couldn't understand why this judge would come to that conclusion. Liisa was able to get her decision thrown out and force a new custody hearing. The Judge from Lenawee county continued to show her ignorance of the law and the appeals courts authority to have a new trial. Every 6 weeks for about 9 months the judge kept saying I don't understand why we are here I already ruled on this and refused to have a new hearing. Liisa filed an emergency motion to be back in front of the appeals Judges to further sanction the trial court Judge and force her to comply with a new trial. Liisa was great throughout the whole process and explained to me the process and how it can take some time going through the appeals process and how it works. At the end of the custody trial the Judge was asking my Lawyer in court the process and how she is supposed to comply with the appeals court judges. That doesn't happen without Liisa and all of the hard work she put into our case. Liisa broke down everything of what we can use and what we cannot use and knew the appeals judges and what would make a difference with them. I can definitely see Liisa being an appeals court Judge in the near future. Her opinion and reputation are second to none and you are very lucky if you have Liisa as your legal counsel.