A renowned civil rights
law firm in Detroit, Michigan represents a U.S. based non-profit
charitable organization which provided humanitarian relief
to poor nations throughout Africa. All the assets of the nonprofit
were seized by the US Dept. of Treasury based on mere speculation
that the nonprofit was related to a separate organization
allegedly engaged in improprieties. The federal district court
upheld the freezing of the assets, which decision the law
firm wishes to appeal. The law firm is stretched for resources
and cannot prepare a competent appeal without outside assistance.
Moreover, as the non-profit’s assets are frozen, the
law firm is working essentially without pay.
The law firm turned to LegalEase
Solutions’ Appellate Practice to handle all aspect of
the Federal Circuit Court appeal. LegalEase, after thoroughly
informing the law firm on all the procedural requirements
for the appeal, went ahead and prepared all the filings for
the appeal, including the appellate brief and joint appendix.
At all times, the law firm was involved in giving input and
reviewing all filings.
The law firm was able to
mount a strong appeal to the district court’s decision
without stretching itself too thin on resources, and without
incurring significant costs, all the while keeping the hope
alive that the nonprofit would regain access to its funds
to continue its charitable work. Among the advantages reaped
by the law firm by using LegalEase Solutions:
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Law firm gained the benefits of an
appellate practice without actually adding any personnel
or incurring significant costs
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Law firm realized significant cost-savings
of legal outsourcing and was able to pass some of it onto
its client
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Appeal filed with minimal time commitment
from law firm personnel, without relinquishment of law
firm’s control and direction
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Quick turn-around time on legal research
and writing without draining law firm’s resources
