Appellate Litigation

BLG lawyers have successfully represented clients in both state and federal appeals. We represent clients in appeals for cases we originally tried – wherein we seek to retain the results garnered by our trial counsel, or overturn judicial error for an improper result. The diversity of the firm’s general litigation practice allows us to serve our clients’ appellate needs in all aspects of the appeal. Many appellate issues benefit from early attention once an appeal is imminent. We are diligent in preserving error at the trial level and in litigating post-trial motions.

Effective public advocacy not only requires sophistication of legal analysis, but keen oral argument and brief writing skills. The experience of our attorneys, including prior employment within Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal, allows us to represent a client’s appellate needs successfully and with utmost appellate persuasion.

Specialties:

• All aspects of appellate litigation
• Brief preparation
• Oral argument
• Appellate motion practice
• Appellate research
• Preserving trial verdicts
• Fee recovery
• Writs of certiorari, mandamus and prohibition

State Appellate Districts

STATE APPELLATE DISTRICTS:

First Appellate District: Alachua, Baker, Bay, Bradford, Calhoun, Clay, Columbia, Dixie, Duval, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Gilchrist, Gulf, Hailton, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Leon, Levy, Liberty, Madison, Nassau, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Suwannee, Taylor, Union, Wakulla, Walton, Washington

• Comprising the 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 8^th and 14^th Circuits

Second Appellate District: Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

• Comprising the 6^th, 10^th, 12^th, 13^th, and 20^th Circuits

Third Appellate District: Dade, Monroe

• Comprising the 11^th and 16^th Circuits

Fourth Appellate District: Broward, Indian River, Okeechobee, Palm, Beach, St. Lucie, Martin

• Comprising the 15^th, 17^th, and 19^th Circuits

Fifth Appeallate District: Brevard, Cirtus, Flagler, Hernando, Lake, Marion, Orange, Putnam, Seminole, St. Johns, Sumter, Volusa,

Comprising the 5^th, 7^th, 9^th, and 18^th Circuits

FEDERAL DISTRICTS:

Northern District: Court held in Gainesville, Marianna, Tallahassee, Panama City, and Pensicola.

Middle District: Court held in Fernandina, Ft. Meyers, Jacksonville, Live Oak, Ocala, Orlando, St. Petersburg, and Tampa.

Southern Disrict: Court held in Ft. Lauderdale, Ft. Pierce, Key West, Miami, and West Palm Beach.

All Federal Appeals from the Federal districts in the state of Florida are heard in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in Atlanta, GA.