Florida Appellate Attorney
From divorce and family law to personal injury and business disputes, our experienced attorneys can handle any appeal.
What is an Appeal?
An appeal is a challenge to a previous legal decision made by a lower court, such as a trial court. In other words, it’s when a litigant asks a higher court to reverse a decision of a lower court.
Interestingly, appeals can be made whether you won or lost your case since there are numerous issues contained within a judgment, some of which may include (among others):
errors in applying the law
errors in pre-trial rulings that affected the case
evidence that was improperly admitted or excluded
The fact that there is a “judgment” that’s not in your favor does not necessarily mean the situation isn’t correctable if there was an error. Errors can range from seemingly minor to glaringly obvious — and any of them can have a major impact on your case. Even when these errors are present, if they were not preserved on the record by an attorney who understands the importance of the appellate process, you may not be able to address them with a higher court.
Our attorneys have proficiency in both litigation and appeals, and can get you the result you deserve after the trial court got it wrong.
They will not already understand the facts of your case and the best strategies to present it, but can swiftly move through the appeals process, ultimately saving you time, money and the stress of bringing a different firm up-to-speed on your case.
If you didn’t have the benefit of having our firm on your team at the trial court level, we can quickly and efficiently prepare your case for appeal and handle the filings and oral arguments that may be required to achieve the result you need.
WHAT TYPES OF APPEALS DO WE HANDLE?
Although our attorneys will consider accepting any type of appeal, our most common types of appeals are filed in cases including:
Termination of Parental Rights
Adoption Cases
Divorce
Family Law
Criminal Law & Convictions
Personal Injury
Business & Contract Disputes
Employment Law
Insurance Disputes
Probate Matters
FAMILY LAW APPEALS
Our largest volume of casework in family law appeals tends to be in the highly complex and delicate areas of Termination of Parental Rights (TPR) and adoption matters. Divorces may sometimes be straightforward proceedings but, more often, they are complex, emotionally charged and drawn-out, which creates complicated situations that can end in errors by the trial judge.
In any type of family law case, these errors can happen not only at the end of the case when a final decision or judgment is rendered, but sometimes before the end of the case, including in temporary orders made during the process. If those errors are not challenged, they become permanent and enforceable, so timely action is critical.
CRIMINAL LAW AND POST CONVICTION APPEALS
When you’ve been charged and convicted of a crime, you should consult with an appellate lawyer to determine if any errors were made that may have impacted your case negatively. Since a criminal conviction can have many collateral consequences in addition to the loss of freedom and hefty financial penalties, addressing and attempting to overturn a conviction could have many positive, life-altering implications. Grounds for a post conviction could include, but are not limited to:
Errors in the pre-trial process
Errors by the judge during trial
Prosecutor misconduct
Improper or incorrect jury instructions provided
Evidence improperly excluded or included
Our attorneys can review and appeal your case, file motions for post-conviction relief, move to withdraw your plea, reduce or quash your sentence, and other forms of relief. A conviction resulting from a plea or after trial can sometimes be overturned. Contact our appellate attorneys to determine if your case qualifies for an appeal of your conviction.