We file and defend civil appeals throughout Florida: appeals to the District Courts of Appeal from rulings of Florida’s county and circuit courts, appeals to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit from the federal district courts in Florida, and review in the Florida Supreme Court of decisions of the District Courts of Appeal. Examples of civil appeals we handle are:
- Business and contract disputes.
- Florida and federal constitutional claims.
- Discrimination cases, including religious, racial, and disability discrimination.
- Appeals from personal injury and medical malpractice cases.
- Statutory interpretation cases.
- Probate cases.
- Injunctive relief cases.
- Property disputes.
- Negligence and intentional tort cases.
- First Amendment and defamation cases.
- Declaratory judgment cases.
- Election and campaign law cases.
- Appeals of nonfinal orders.
We also handle original proceedings and other matters filed directly in the appellate courts, such as:
- Petitions for writs of prohibition
- Petitions for writs of quo warranto
- Petitions for writs of mandamus
- Petitions for writs of certiorari
- Citizen initiative ballot title and summary cases
- Amicus (“friend of the court”) briefs
- Motions for stay pending review
These are some examples. If your type of appeal is not listed, please contact us and we will discuss whether we can handle it.
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. We can help with preparing the record for appeal at the trial level, including post-trial motions, which have short deadlines of their own.
In most Florida civil cases, the notice of appeal must be filed within 30 days of rendition of the order being appealed, so do not delay in contacting appellate counsel. To discuss an appeal anywhere in Florida, call 850-270-1178 or send us a message from the Contact Us page.