855 East University Avenue, Gainesville, Florida, 32601
Practice Areas : Appeals & Appellate
2700 NW 43rd Street Suite C, Gainesville, Florida, 32606
Practice Areas : Appeals & Appellate
2603 NE 13th Street #344, Gainesville, Florida, 32609
Practice Areas : Appeals & Appellate
4001 W. Newberry Road, Gainesville, Florida, 32607
Practice Areas : Appeals & Appellate
2815 NW 13th St, Gainesville, Florida, 32609
Practice Areas : Appeals & Appellate
8 appellate attorneys are listed in Gainesville. They challenge and defend decisions already made — writing briefs, arguing legal error and standards of review, and handling post-conviction petitions.
An appeal is not a second trial. No new evidence is taken, and the court asks whether the law was applied correctly rather than how it would have decided the facts.
The deadline to file a notice of appeal is short and jurisdictional. Call before it runs. Ask each attorney how much of their practice is appellate work, since it is a distinct skill from trial advocacy.
Lawyers listed in Gainesville also cover Personal Injury (31), Business Law (26) and Criminal Law (21). The same practice elsewhere in Florida: Orlando (13) and Tallahassee (11). Across Florida the directory lists 32 attorneys in this practice; Gainesville is 3rd by their number among 3 cities.