Meet Elizabeth Parker

 

Elizabeth Parker

Civil Appellate Attorney at Speaker Law Firm, PLLC

(517) 482-8933

eparker@speakerlaw.com

Elizabeth Parker is a senior attorney at the Speaker Law Firm in Lansing. She handles civil and probate appeals. Liz has served on the Appellate Practice Section Council for many years and has served as one of the co-editors of the Appellate Practice Section Journal for over 12 years. She is also co-chair of the Section’s Committee of Professional Development which regularly hosts educational seminars/webinars on issues of interest to appellate practitioners. She has been recognized by Michigan Super Lawyers, DBusiness and Best Lawyers for her appellate work. She is a 1994 graduate of University of Detroit Mercy School of Law where she now serves as Adjunct Professor teaching Advanced Advocacy. In 2024, she co-authored Michigan Employment Law published by LexisNexis. In her free time, she enjoys traveling with her husband Keith, singing with the Detroit Women’s Chorus, volunteering for Meals on Wheels and accommodating the demands of her 3 cats: Selina, Loki and Rocket.

 

Published Opinions:

  • Bradley v Progressive Marathon Insurance Company, 345 Mich App 126; 3 N.W.3d 559 (2022)

  • Spine Specialists of Michigan, P.C. v State Farm Mut. Auto Ins. Co., 317 Mich App 497; 894 N.W.2d 749 (2016)

  • Custom Data Solutions, Inc. v Preferred Capital, Inc., 274 Mich App 239; 601 N.W.2d 160 (2006)

  • Bowden v Hutzel Hosp., 252 Mich App 566; 652 N.W.2d 529 (2002)

  • Wickens v Oakwood Healthcare System, 465 Mich 53; 631 N.W.2d 686 (2001)

  • Dorris v Detroit Osteopathic Hosp. Corp., 460 Mich 26; 594 N.W.2d 455 (1999)

  • Kubisz v Cadillac Gage Textron, Inc., 236 Mich App 629; 601 N.W.2d 160 (1999)

  • Schroeder v City of Detroit, 221 Mich App 364; 561 N.W.2d 497 (1997)

  • Grievance Adm’r v Deutch, 445 Mich 149; 565 N.W.2d 369 (1997)

  • Grievance Adm’r v Fried, 456 Mich 234; 570 N.W.2d 262 (1997)

Legal Publications:

  • Co-Author; Michigan Employment Law, 2024; Lexis-Nexis

  • Co-Editor of Appellate Practice Section Journal

Seminars & Presentations:

  • Adjunct Professor at University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, 2014-Present

    • Teaches Advanced Advocacy to 2L and 3L students

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