We file and defend appeals of decisions by administrative tribunals throughout Florida, including final orders of state agencies, orders of administrative law judges (ALJs) at the Florida Division of Administrative Hearings (DOAH), and decisions of other state or local administrative bodies. Examples of administrative appeals we handle are:
- Professional and occupational licensing and discipline cases.
- Bid protests and procurement disputes.
- Appeals from hearings under section 120.57, Florida Statutes.
- Public employee discipline cases.
- Teacher discipline cases.
- Proposed rule challenges.
- Challenges to unpromulgated rules.
- Permit denials and zoning decisions.
- Ethics cases.
- Workers’ compensation cases.
- School board cases.
- Florida Commission on Human Relations (FCHR) cases.
- Public Employees Relations Commission (PERC) cases.
- Florida Elections Commission cases.
- Teacher termination and suspension cases.
- University discipline and suspension cases.
These are just examples. If your type of appeal is not listed, please contact us and we will discuss whether we can handle it.
We do not handle unemployment or reemployment assistance appeals.
Also, do not forget that many winnable cases are lost before an appeal is ever filed, because the legal arguments needed to win were not preserved below, and we can help with preparing the record for appeal at the administrative tribunal level.
In an appeal of a final order of a state agency or of an administrative law judge at DOAH, the notice of appeal must be filed with the clerk of the agency or other administrative tribunal within 30 days of rendition of the order, and a copy must be filed with the appellate court. To discuss an appeal anywhere in Florida, call 850-270-1178 or send us a message from the Contact Us page.