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Appeals

Admitted to practice before:

- All Florida state trial and appellate courts

- All federal District Courts in Florida

- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

- Supreme Court of the United States

- Review the entire record of trial

- Assess all preserved and potential unpreserved errors at trial

- Perform legal research in support, or defense, of alleged prejudicial errors committed at trial

- Draft a persuasive appellate brief addressing issues identified in the review of the record or in response to Appellant’s initial brief.

- Ask for oral argument and address the judiciary’s concerns regarding the identified issues

- Identify conflicts in decisions that require resolution by the relevant court of last resort

- Draft amicus briefs on behalf of client’s with a demonstrable interest in a pending appellate case to which it is not a direct party, but will be impacted by the court’s decision

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- Pre-trial strategy sessions with trial counsel to discuss preserving the record for a potential appeal in tandem with laying the groundwork to defeat opposing party's likely claims on appeal

- Craft detailed motions to address procedural, evidentiary, statutory, constitutional, and other legal questions critical to preserving a client's rights on appeal.

- Sit at counsel table during trial to assist in preserving the record for attack or defense on a potential appeal

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- Rule 3.850 Motions

- Trial court judgment entered (or sentence imposed) in violation of the Constitution, federal law, or Florida law

- Plea was involuntary

- Lack of jurisdiction by trial court to enter judgment or impose sentence

- Adjudged sentence exceeded the maximum authorized by law

- The judgment or sentence is otherwise subject to collateral attack

- Extraordinary Writs

- When justice requires an option not otherwise available

- Writ of Certiorari

- Writ of Habeas Corpus

- Writ of Mandamus

- Writ of Prohibition

- Writ of Quo Warranto

- All Writs Act

Get in Touch

O: (407) 900-5238

M: (386-748-4439

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