The Appellate Practice Section of The Florida Bar is an organization dedicated to promoting professionalism, collegiality, and excellent written and oral advocacy in Florida’s state and federal courts of appeals. Comprised of more than a thousand Florida Bar members – civil and criminal, plaintiff and defense, private practitioners, government lawyers, and judges – the Section presents continuing legal education programs, publishes articles, distributes pro bono opportunities, and encourages the exchange of ideas and information among its membership. From debates about footnote usage and fonts to the propriety of the “cleaned up” citation, the Appellate Practice Section provides a way for appellate lawyers and judges to interact with each other, enhance their skills, and deepen their appreciation of the appellate process.
Chair’s Message

- April 2023Greetings, Appellate Practice Section Members! I hope you are enjoying the spring season with its longer days, pleasant weather, blooming everything, and summer vacation planning! Speaking of summer planning, if you haven’t booked your hotel room for the Florida Bar’s Annual Convention at The Boca Raton (our first meeting in Boca since 2019!), do it […]
Upcoming Section Events
- Certiorari Review of Orders Denying Discovery in Civil Cases(5967) Register Now! Tuesday, May 16, 2023, 12:10 pm – 1:10 pm Certiorari review of discovery orders can often seem like an impossible-to-navigate maze. Nowhere is that truer than in the context of orders denying discovery, which are reviewable […]
- Florida Bar Annual Convention 2023The Florida Bar’s Annual Convention at The Boca Raton will be here before you know it. If you haven’t booked your hotel room, be sure to do it soon because rooms are filling up fast. You can find […]