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Appellate Law
The
firm has a group of senior attorneys with extensive state and federal
appellate experience. The firm’s appellate attorneys, assisted when
necessary by other lawyers and research staff, handle virtually any
appellate matter, and some concentrate solely in appellate work and are
Board Certified in Appellate Practice. These attorneys often routinely
take over a case after trial and handle the appeal in a co-counsel
relationship with outside trial counsel.
The
firm’s appellate lawyers have been involved in numerous proceedings in
both the state and federal appellate courts, including the Supreme Court
of Florida and the United States Supreme Court. The firm has also
developed experience in all phases of administrative appeals, representing
both private clients and state and local governments.
In
addition to its libraries and computerized research capabilities, the firm
has access to the State Archives, and to the law libraries and other
research resources of several state universities, the University of South
Florida and the Stetson University College of Law.
A
client may need appellate services only after being involved in
litigation. However, many clients have turned to the firm for independent
appellate counsel both before and after entry of a judgment in litigation
conducted by other attorneys. The firm’s appellate lawyers often assist
independent trial counsel and advise on issues that will likely result in
an appeal. This consulting practice of the firm enables the client to
rely on the strengths of both the independent trial counsel and the firm’s
appellate lawyers.
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