In a five-day span during September of 2023, Mr. Brownlee had two oral arguments before Florida's Sixth District Court of Appeal. He prevailed in both appeals.
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Effective immediately, the Florida Supreme Court recently amended Rule 1.530 of the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure and Florida Family Law Rule of Procedure 12.530 to add a requirement that in order to preserve an argument on appeal that the trial court’s findings were insufficient, you must addres [...] Read More
On March 6, 2019, Michael (Mike) Brownlee of The Brownlee Law Firm had the honor of presenting oral argument to the Florida Supreme Court in case number SC18-674. Because the case involves children and an adoption proceeding, the Florida Supreme Court ordered that the briefing in the case be sealed.
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Effective January 1, 2019! On October 25, 2018, the Florida Supreme Court issued an order adopting proposed amendments to the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure. The aspect of the order that will have the biggest impact on the appellate process in Florida is the change to the briefing deadlines fo [...]
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Subjective Entrapment – Legal Framework There are two types of entrapment in Florida: subjective entrapment and objective entrapment. To determine whether a defendant has a viable objective entrapment defense, courts look solely to the conduct of law enforcement and assess whether the conduct was so [...]
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Orlando-based appellate attorney Michael Brownlee has been selected to speak at the 2018 Christian Legal Society National Conference. This year’s theme is “Being Faithful: Advocating for Justice, Mercy, and Truth.” The conference will be held October 11-14 in Clearwater Beach, Florida. Mr. Brownlee [...]
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Florida’s child support statute should be amended to give courts discretion not to impute income to a parent who leaves a high-paying job for a lower-paying job when the change is in the child’s best interests.
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Anyone who’s handled a habeas appeal in the federal court system knows you have to obtain a certificate of appealability before appealing a district court’s denial of habeas relief. If the district court denies the request for a certificate of appealability, you have to ask the federal appellate cou [...]
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So, you’ve been through a difficult trial and now it’s up on appeal. Or maybe you were bounced out of the trial court via summary judgment or on a motion to dismiss. Perhaps you won in the trial court and the other side has appealed.
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There is a practice in federal jurisdictions where sometimes the Government will seek an additional 15-year sentence enhancement for a defendant due to prior convictions under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA).
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