
Liisa R. Speaker
SPEAKER LAW FIRM, PLLC
Liisa R. Speaker was born in Lansing and lived her early years in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Her family relocated to Texas and Liisa attended Trinity University where she majored in Political Science and Spanish, graduating Cum Laude. After college, Liisa attended The University of Texas School of Law in Austin, Texas. Liisa was on the editorial board for The Review of Litigation. After practicing law in Texas for a few years, Liisa returned to Lansing, Michigan to be near family.
Liisa is now the owner and lead attorney of Speaker Law Firm, PLLC. The Speaker Law Firm opened in 2007 and is an appellate boutique law firm representing clients in the Michigan and federal appellate courts. The firms unique appellate experience and comprehensive understanding of the appellate process offers clients superior written and oral advocacy. Speaker Law Firm works with trial attorneys and directly with litigants from all over the State of Michigan to provide exceptional representation in their appeals.
Liisa Speaker was also a past chair of the Appellate Practice Section for the State Bar of Michigan and also a Past President of the Ingham County Bar Association. She has been a member of the Family Law Section’s Amicus Committee since 2008, and has written and presented extensively on family law topics.
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Family Law Appeals
- Child Welfare Appeals
- Probate Appeals
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Michigan
- English: Spoken, Written
- Spanish: Spoken
- Owner/Attorney
- Speaker Law Firm
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- Senior Associate
- Hicks, Mullett & Gregg PLLC
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- University of Texas - Austin
- J.D. (1999) | Law
- Activities: Litigation Review
- Trinity University
- B.A. (1994) | Political Science and Spanish
- Honors: Cum Laude
- Top 30 Women in Law
- Michigan Lawyers Weekly
- Distinguished Brief Award
- Cooley Law School Review
- Amicus brief on behalf of coalition protecting auto no-fault in UFG&G v Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association
- Outstanding Note Award
- University of Texas School of Law
- Ethical Considerations in Preparing Witnesses for Depositions and Trial, 18 Rev. Litig. 135 (1999).
- Best Brief Award
- Texas Supreme Court
- While still attending law school
- American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
- Member
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- Family Defense Attorneys of Michigan
- Board Member
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- Family Defense Attorneys of Michigan
- Member
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- SBM- Childrens Law Section
- Member
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- SBM-Family Law Section
- Amicus Committee Member
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- Appellate Procedure
- Lexis Michigan Family Law
- Comprehensive Survey of Appellate Attorney Fees in Michigan
- Cooley Law Review
- Court of Appeals Changes the Prenuptial Agreement Landscape
- Michigan Association for Justice Journal
- Whats the difference between "Reverse" and "Vacate"
- Michigan Appellate Practice Journal. Family Law Journal
- Ethics Pitfalls of Email Scams
- The Mentor