Appeals in Brief

Blog Authors

Latest from Appeals in Brief

The past few years have shown that litigation continues to be a viable vehicle for bringing about societal change, particularly when legislative action does not follow changes in public opinion on high profile issues. The same sex marriage litigation that culminated in same sex marriage bans being declared unconstitutional in Obergefell v. Hodges is perhaps

Florida Foreclosure Appeals: Unique Issues and Broader Impact

[The following is excerpted/adapted from a Continuing Legal Education (CLE) presentation I gave earlier this year for the Florida Bar Appellate Practice Section’s Monthly CLE Teleconference. Because the lecture was too long for one post, I’m breaking it down into several posts.]
Foreclosure cases are not what

According to a statistical report recently issued by the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, federal appeals filings dropped substantially last year. In the 12-month period ending September 30, 2017, 50,506 appeals were filed in federal courts of appeals nationwide, a 16.3% decline from the 60,357 filed in 2016.
The Eleventh Circuit saw an

Continuing from my last post, this post (also excerpted/adapted from my CLE presentation o the Florida Bar Appellate Practice Section) outlines some unique legal issues that arise in foreclosure appeals.  
Attorney’s Fees
Particularly in residential mortgage cases, fee structures in foreclosure appeals can be different from other cases. On both sides of the aisle,

[The following is excerpted/adapted from a Continuing Legal Education (CLE) presentation I gave earlier this year for the Florida Bar Appellate Practice Section’s Monthly CLE Teleconference. Because the lecture was too long for one post, I’m breaking it down into several posts.]
Foreclosure cases are not what many think of as being the sexiest cases.