We handle appeals from the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Florida to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, and petitions for a writ of certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court from the Eleventh Circuit and the Florida Supreme Court. We also handle petitions to the U.S. Supreme Court from decisions of Florida’s District Courts of Appeal that the Florida Supreme Court cannot review, such as a per curiam affirmance without a written opinion (a “PCA”), when a federal question was raised in the state courts. Some of the types of federal appeals we handle are:
- Business and contract disputes
- Federal constitutional claims
- Discrimination cases, including religious, racial, and disability discrimination
- Civil rights cases under 42 U.S.C. § 1983
- Special education (IDEA) due process appeals
- Appeals from personal injury and medical malpractice cases
- Statutory interpretation cases
- Injunctive relief cases
- Property disputes
- Negligence and intentional tort cases
- First Amendment and defamation cases
- Election and campaign law 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.
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 trial level.
In most federal civil cases, the notice of appeal must be filed with the district court clerk within 30 days after entry of the judgment or order appealed from, or within 60 days if the United States, a federal agency, or a federal officer or employee sued in connection with official duties is a party. To discuss a federal appeal, call 850-270-1178 or send us a message from the Contact Us page.