Is there a better way to write the topic sentence in this paragraph? (I'm editing a paper)

If you appeal your case, the appellate court will consider whether the circuit court properly applied its discretion. This standard of review will likely be against you. Nevertheless, we can argue that the circuit court interpreted the facts incorrectly. The circuit court awarded Pemberly to Darcy because it decided the dog was a gift to Darcy from his sister, Georgie. However, you also introduced a card from Darcy's sister at trial that read, in part, "A sweet beast for a sweet couple," and testified that Georgie refers to you as the "sister I always wanted." I believe you established sufficient countervailing evidence to show that Pemberly was, in fact, a gift to both of you. Pemberly would thus qualify as joint property subject to division under the Wisconsin Statue.