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4/25/24
At the appellate stage of a complex litigation matter, a special set of skills and knowledge is needed to successfully obtain appellate relief.
Far more than lower court decisions on individual cases, published appellate decisions establish precedents for the cases that follow. Accordingly, appellate practice presents the skilled advocate with a unique opportunity to shape the law.
FMG lawyers have gained keen insight into how trial courts render their decisions and how those decisions are analyzed by appellate courts by serving as clerks and staff attorneys for trial courts and appellate judges, on both the state and federal bench. We also are frequently retained to file amici curiae or “friends-of-the-court” briefs in appeals involving important issues for our clients. Given the breadth of our experience, FMG lawyers have succeeded in obtaining numerous far-reaching decisions for our clients, including landmark decisions from the Supreme Court of the United States.
Jason A Bezis v. Livermore Heritage Guild, Case No. A160921 (Cal. Ct. App., June 30, 2020). FMG’s San Francisco appellate team obtained an affirmance from the California Court of Appeals of a trial court’s denial of plaintiff’s petition for writ of mandate seeking reinstatement of his membership in a nonprofit corporation and other related relief. In a thorough opinion, the Court of Appeals held that the plaintiff lacked a present beneficial interest to be afforded the relief he sought, that laches barred his claims, and that the trial court did not err in denying his petition for nullification of the voting and elections at a meeting of the corporation because his membership had already lapsed.
Michael J. Athans
Retired Partner
Atlanta, GA
Stephanie D. Bedker
Associate
Las Vegas, NV
William H. Buechner, Jr.
Senior Counsel
Atlanta, GA | Savannah, GA
Geoffrey Calderaro
Senior Counsel
Atlanta, GA
Robert Chadwick
Partner
Dallas, TX | Houston, TX
Sun S. Choy
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Jacob E. Daly
Senior Counsel
Atlanta, GA
Zachary E. Danner
Partner
Cherry Hill, NJ
Ben N. Dunlap
Partner
Boston, MA
Donald Patrick Eckler
Partner
Chicago, IL | Indianapolis, IN
P. Michael Freed
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Kelly Mahoney Haas
Associate
Los Angeles – Downtown, CA
Sean C. Harrison
Associate
Lexington, KY
Elissa Haynes
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Mandy D. Hexom
Partner
San Diego, CA
Michael M. Hill
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Robert W. Hojnoski
Partner
Columbus, OH | Cincinnati, OH | Lexington, KY
Warren D. Hutchison
Partner
Boston, MA | Providence, RI
Kristin Ingulsrud
Senior Counsel
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Travis A. Knobbe
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Christopher Lynch
Partner
Hartford, CT
Jennifer L. Markowski
Partner
Boston, MA | Providence, RI
Benton J. Mathis, Jr.
Managing Partner
Atlanta, GA | Savannah, GA
Richard L. Nahigian
Partner
Boston, MA
Parisa Saleki
Associate
Los Angeles – Downtown, CA
Jessica C. Samford
Partner
Atlanta, GA | Savannah, GA
Michael D. Sanders
Partner
Chicago, IL
Philip W. Savrin
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Jonathan Schwartz
Partner
Chicago, IL
Andrew W. Sheppard
Associate
Cherry Hill, NJ
David A. Slocum
Partner
Boston, MA
Edward Solensky Jr.
Partner
Newark, NJ | Cherry Hill, NJ
Edward Storck
Partner
Hartford, CT
Lee D. Whatling
Associate
Atlanta, GA | Savannah, GA
P. Michael Freed
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Elissa Haynes
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Philip W. Savrin
Partner
Atlanta, GA
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