Appellate

Appellate Practice at O’Neill McFadden & Willett LLP begins long before an appeal is filed. Our lawyers help prepare dispositive motions and pretrial motions, help develop appealable issues and preserve those issues, and manage the matter through the conclusion of the appeal. This approach has served our clients well and will also benefit your legal needs. In the majority of cases, O’Neill McFadden & Willett LLP has obtained favorable appellate results for our clients, including a number of precedent-setting decisions. Below are examples of the successful representation that O’Neill McFadden & Willett LLP has brought to its clients:

  • Wallace v. McGlothan, 606 F.3d 410 (7th Cir. 2010).
  • Miller v. Yedlowski, 916 N.E.2d 240 (Ind.Ct.App. 2009).
  • Blaker v. Young, 911 N.E.2d 648 (Ind.Ct.App. 2009).
  • Estate of Bush v. Haas, 894 N.E.2d 229 (Ind.Ct.App. 2008), transfer to Indiana Supreme Court denied.
  • Back v. Cain, 889 N.E.2d 1253 (Ind.Ct.App. 2008), transfer to Indiana Supreme Court denied.
  • Davis v. Linton, 887 N.E.2d 960 (Ind.Ct.App. 2008). Oral argument webcast, October 31, 2007. Available online at www.indianacourts.org/apps/webcasts.
  • Custer v. Wolfe, 867 N.E.2d 589 (Ind.Ct.App. 2007). Challenged jury verdict based on Plaintiff’s failure to introduce evidence of any increased risk of harm.
  • Rood v. Saber, 844 N.E.2d 502 (Ind.Ct.App. 2006).
  • Gallant Insurance Co. v. Oswalt, 762 N.E.2d 1254 (Ind.Ct.App. 2002), transfer to Indiana Supreme Court denied (2002).
  • Alderson v. Southern Co., 747 N.E.2d 926, 321 Ill. App.3d 832 (Ill.Ct.App. 2001), transfer to Illinois Supreme Court denied October 3, 2001, cert. denied, U.S. Supreme Court, May 20, 2002.
  • Fridono v. Chuman, 747 N.E.2d 610 (Ind.Ct.App. 2001), transfer to Indiana Supreme Court denied (2001).
  • Bernstein v. Glavin, 725 N.E.2d 455 (Ind.Ct.App. 2000), transfer to Indiana Supreme Court denied (August 15, 2000).
  • Northern Indiana Public Service Co. v. Sharp, 665 N.E.2d 610 (Ind.Ct.App. 2000), rev’d 790 N.E.2d 462 (Ind. 2003).
  • Northern Indiana Public Service Co. v. Bolka, 693 N.E.2d 613 (Ind.Ct.App. 1998), transfer to Indiana Supreme Court denied (1999).
  • Weinberg v. Geary, 686 N.E.2d 1298 (Ind.Ct.App. 1997).
  • American International Adjustment Co. v. Galvin, 86 F.3d 1455 (7th Cir. 1996) reh’g denied.
  • Sharp v. Northern Indiana Public Service Co., 665 N.E.2d 610 (Ind.Ct.App. 1996), transfer to Indiana Supreme Court denied, 683 N.E.2d 580 (1997).

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