In the Spotlight
Our quality team of experts is regularly recognized for their success and thought leadership in the appellate world. Here are some of our notable and newsworthy accomplishments.
Brannock & Humphries Wins Annexation Appeal
In a relatively rare feat, Brannock & Humphries prevailed today in a second-tier certiorari proceeding that challenged the City of Cape Coral’s attempt to annex six parcels of environmentally sensitive land on an island community in unincorporated Lee County. Second-tier ...
Phil Padovano Moderates American Bar Association Panel On Jury Verdicts And Jury Instructions
Brannock & Humphries shareholder Phil Padovano, who served for more than twenty-five years on Florida’s trial and appellate benches, presented at the American Bar Association’s regional appellate practice seminar in Miami. The program covered a variety of topics, from tricks ...
Brannock & Humphries Prevails In Family Law Dispute Over Meaning Of The Word “A”
“The tiniest words can have the greatest consequence,” the Second District Court of Appeal stated in ruling for a Brannock & Humphries client today in a $1.5 million disagreement that turned on the appellate court’s interpretation of the parties’ prenuptial ...
Ceci Berman Appointed As Vice Chair Of Florida’s Civil Procedure Rules Committee
Brannock & Humphries shareholder Ceci Berman has been named Vice Chair of the prestigious committee that is responsible for proposing amendments to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure. The Florida Rules of Civil Procedure are the procedural rules governing most ...
Chambers USA Ranks Three Brannock & Humphries Lawyers Among Best In State
Described by peers as masters of their craft, Brannock & Humphries shareholders Steve Brannock, Celene Humphries, and Ceci Berman were all listed on Chambers USA’s 2019 ranking of the top appellate lawyers in Florida. No other Florida law firm of ...
Brannock & Humphries Obtains Affirmance Of Multimillion-Dollar Jury Verdict Against Cigarette Manufacturers
Following written and oral advocacy by Brannock & Humphries, the Fifth District Court of Appeal has fully upheld, without comment, a Brevard County jury’s decision to award $36 million, including punitive damages, to three plaintiffs in a wrongful death lawsuit ...
Brannock & Humphries Snags Three Spots On List Of Top 10 Verdicts Of 2018
The list of the most significant verdicts won by plaintiffs in Florida during the 2018 calendar year has been released, and Brannock & Humphries played a role in three of the top nine. Coming in at number four on the ...