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Appellate Advocacy Practice Group

The Appellate Advocacy Practice Group at Bonezzi Switzer Murphy Polito & Hupp Co. L.P.A. combines over 30 years of experience in handling complex and diverse appellate matters at both the federal and state court level.  This expertise enables our attorneys to skillfully and efficiently navigate the complex appellate process on behalf of our clients while providing unmatched advocacy.  Additionally, our appellate attorneys are routinely consulted prior to trial by our clients on complex civil issues, constitutional questions, statutory and regulatory interpretation and pretrial and post trial motions for the purpose of effectively preserving seminal arguments for appeal.  

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Appellate Attorneys

 

Steven J. Hupp

Steven Hupp is a member of the U.S. Supreme Court Bar, and is licensed in the Federal Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. In his 16 years as an Appellate attorney, Mr. Hupp has argued cases before the Ohio Supreme Court, Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, and cases in the majority Ohio's Appellate District Courts. Mr. Hupp began his Appellate training as a Clerk to the Honorable Blanche Krupansky at the Eighth District Court of Appeals of Ohio (Cuyahoga County).

Bret C. Perry

Bret C. Perry

Bret Perry began his Appellate training as a Clerk to the Honorable Michael J. Corrigan and the Honorable Frank D. Celebrezze, Jr. at the Eighth District Court of Appeals of Ohio (Cuyahoga County).  In addition, Mr. Perry served as a Clerk to the Honorable Nancy R. McDonnell, Presiding Judge, at the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas.  Mr. Perry has argued cases in a number of Ohio’s Appellate District Courts and participated in numerous appeals to the Ohio Supreme Court.   Mr. Perry is experienced in both civil and criminal appellate practice having been routinely appointed to represent indigent clients on appeal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 2007

Haney v. Barringer (7th District), 2007 Ohio 7214
Sigmon v.Southwest General Health Center (8th District), 2007 Ohio 2117
Ervin v. Cleveland Clinic Foundation (8th District), 2007 Ohio 818
 
 

 2006

Hageman v. Southwest General Health Center (8th District), 2006 Ohio 6765
Doe v. Catholic Diocese of Cleveland (8th District), 2006 Ohio 5233
K & B Capital, LLC v. I-X Center/Park Corp. (8th District), 2006 Ohio 4881
Tenable Protective Services v. Catholic Charities HHS (8th District), 2006 Ohio 1737
 
 

 2005

Abels v. Ruf (9th District), 2005 Ohio 719

Berlin v. Cleveland Clinic Foundation (8th District), 2005 Ohio 4160
Grady v. Kalinsky (8th District), 2005 Ohio 5550
Layne v. Jenison (5th District), 2005 Ohio 2988
Manno v. St. Felicitas Elementary School (8th District 2005), 161 Ohio App. 3d 715
Peat v. Kranitz (2005), 159 Ohio App. 3d 638
Porrello v. UHHS Richmond Heights Hospital (8th District), 2005 Ohio 2454
Trennell v. MetroHealth System (8th District), 2005 Ohio 5729
 
 

2004

Cetlinski v. Brown (2004), 91 Fed. App. 384
Dickenson v. Hartwig (6th Circuit), 2004 Ohio 1330
Jane Doe v. Catholic Diocese of Cleveland (2004), 158 Ohio App.3d 49
Kroboth v. Northcoast Obstetrics (8th District), 2004 Ohio 197
McGuire v. Milligan (9th District), 2004 Ohio 2125
McKenzie v. Payne (8th District), 2004 Ohio 2341
Mills v. Deehr (8th District), 2004 Ohio 2410
Olszewski v. Blankfield (8th District), 2004 Ohio 2564
Perla v. Cleveland Clinic Foundation (8th District), 2004 Ohio 2156
Ryan v. Randolph (5th District), 2004 Ohio 442
 
 

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2003

Chang v. Cleveland Clinic Foundation (8th District), 2003 Ohio

Coates v. Asmar (8th District), 2003 Ohio 6498

Knapp v. Northeast Ohio OB/GYN (11th District), 2003 Ohio 3873

Steinmetz v. Latva (6th District),  2003 Ohio 3455

Washington v. Spitzer Management (8th District), 2003 Ohio 1735
 
 

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2002

Johnson v. Meridia Euclid Hosp. (8th District), 2002 Ohio 1402
Kostelnik v. Helper (2002), 96 Ohio St.3d 1
Lowe v. University Hosp. of Cleveland (8th District), 2002 Ohio 4084
Stanich v. OIGA (8th District), 2002 Ohio 5198
Trangle v. Rojas (2002), 150 Ohio App. 3d 549
Wright v. Davies (9th District), 2002 Ohio 4404
 
 

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2001

Cunningham v. St. Alexis Hospital (2001), 143 Ohio App.3d 353
Harmon v. Allen (Aug. 23, 2001), Cuyahoga App. No. 78349
Kitchen v. Wickliffe Country Place (Jul. 13, 2001), Cuyahoga App. No. 2000-L-051
Lovejoy v. Hopkins (9th District),  2001 Ohio 1367
Rushdan v. Baringer  (Aug. 30, 2001), Cuyahoga App. No. 78478
Turner v. Cleveland Clinic Foundation (8th District), 2002 Ohio 4790
 
 

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2000

Garcia v. Cleveland Clinic (Aug. 31, 2000), Cuyahoga App. No. 77011
Katz v. Guyuron (Jul. 6, 2000), Cuyahoga App. No. 76342
Kostelnik v. Helper (Nov. 2, 2000), Cuyahoga App. No. 76809 
Parry v. Mohawk Motors (6th Cir. 2000), 236 F.3d 299
Riley v. St. Ann Catholic School (Dec. 21, 2000), Cuyahoga App. No. 78129
Skalsky v. Cvelbar (Feb. 16, 2000), Cuyahoga App. No. 75897
 
 

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1999

Braxton-Fountain v. University Hospitals of Cleveland (1999), 133 Ohio App.3d 323
Stewart v. Cleveland Clinic Foundation (1999), 136 Ohio App. 3d 244
 
 

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1998

Watkins v. Cleveland Clinic Foundation (1998), 130 Ohio App. 3d 262