--- title: Blog - The Brownlee Law Firm | Michael Brownlee description: "Mr. Brownlee is a board-certified appellate attorney that handles both civil and criminal appeals in Florida and in federal courts of appeal across the country. He is licensed to practice in each of Florida's appellate courts and most of the federal circuit courts of appeal. In addition to Florida's district courts of appeal, Mr. Brownlee has performed oral argument at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Boston, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in Atlanta. He has also been lead appellate counsel in two appeals before the Florida Supreme Court. Mr. Brownlee is a member of the Appellate Practice section of the Florida Bar and the Orange County Bar Association's Appellate Practice Committee. 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He is licensed to practice in each of Florida's appellate courts and most of the federal circuit courts of appeal. In addition to Florida's district courts of appeal, Mr. Brownlee has performed oral argument at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Boston, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in Atlanta. He has also been lead appellate counsel in two appeals before the Florida Supreme Court. Mr. Brownlee is a member of the Appellate Practice section of the Florida Bar and the Orange County Bar Association's Appellate Practice Committee. In addition to his appellate practice, Mr. Brownlee handles various civil litigation matters at the trial level. Mr. Brownlee holds an "AV Preeminent" peer review rating from Martindale-Hubbell and obtained his board certification from the Florida Bar in appellate practice in 2016. Jun 18 ## [Michael Brownlee Prevails in Two Oral Arguments Before Florida's Sixth District Court of Appeal](https://www.appealattorney.com/blog/michael-brownlee-prevails-in-two-oral-arguments-before-floridas-sixth-district-court-of-appeal) June 18, 2024 by [Michael Brownlee](https://www.appealattorney.com/blog/author/michael-brownlee) ![Florida Courthouse](https://www.appealattorney.com/hubfs/banner-background/Florida-Courthouse-2-2_0.png) 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. [Read More linkArrow](https://www.appealattorney.com/blog/michael-brownlee-prevails-in-two-oral-arguments-before-floridas-sixth-district-court-of-appeal) Posted in Category, Comments Feed: RSS 2.0 Tags: [Florida Appeals](https://www.appealattorney.com/blog/tag/florida-appeals) Nov 18 ## [Insufficient Findings? Speak Now (In A Motion For Rehearing) Or Forever Hold Your Peace (On Appeal)](https://www.appealattorney.com/blog/insufficient-findings-speak-now-in-a-motion-for-rehearing-or-forever-hold-your-peace-on-appeal) November 18, 2022 by [Michael Brownlee](https://www.appealattorney.com/blog/author/michael-brownlee) 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 linkArrow](https://www.appealattorney.com/blog/insufficient-findings-speak-now-in-a-motion-for-rehearing-or-forever-hold-your-peace-on-appeal) Posted in Category, Comments Feed: RSS 2.0 Tags: [Florida Supreme Court](https://www.appealattorney.com/blog/tag/florida-supreme-court) Oct 18 ## [Michael Brownlee Presents Oral Argument To The Florida Supreme Court](https://www.appealattorney.com/blog/michael-brownlee-presents-oral-argument-to-the-florida-supreme-court) October 18, 2022 by [Michael Brownlee](https://www.appealattorney.com/blog/author/michael-brownlee) ![Michael Brownlee Presents Oral Argument To The Florida Supreme Court](https://www.appealattorney.com/hubfs/Michael%20Brownlee%20Presents%20Oral%20Argument%20To%20The%20Florida%20Supreme%20Court.jpg) 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. [Read More linkArrow](https://www.appealattorney.com/blog/michael-brownlee-presents-oral-argument-to-the-florida-supreme-court) Posted in Category, Comments Feed: RSS 2.0 Tags: [Florida Supreme Court](https://www.appealattorney.com/blog/tag/florida-supreme-court), [Michael Brownlee](https://www.appealattorney.com/blog/tag/michael-brownlee), [Orlando Appellate Attorney](https://www.appealattorney.com/blog/tag/orlando-appellate-attorney), [The Brownlee Law Firm](https://www.appealattorney.com/blog/tag/the-brownlee-law-firm) Oct 18 ## [Florida Supreme Court Amends Rules Of Appellate Procedure To Change Briefing Deadlines](https://www.appealattorney.com/blog/florida-supreme-court-amends-rules-of-appellate-procedure-to-change-briefing-deadlines) October 18, 2022 by [Michael Brownlee](https://www.appealattorney.com/blog/author/michael-brownlee) ![Florida Supreme Court Amends Rules Of Appellate Procedure To Change Briefing Deadlines](https://www.appealattorney.com/hubfs/Effective%20January%201%2c%202019!.jpg) 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 \[...\] [Read More linkArrow](https://www.appealattorney.com/blog/florida-supreme-court-amends-rules-of-appellate-procedure-to-change-briefing-deadlines) Posted in Category, Comments Feed: RSS 2.0 Tags: [Orlando Appeals Attorney](https://www.appealattorney.com/blog/tag/orlando-appeals-attorney), [Florida Appeal Deadlines](https://www.appealattorney.com/blog/tag/florida-appeal-deadlines) Oct 18 ## [Subjective Entrapment, Hearsay Testimony, And The Confrontation Clause](https://www.appealattorney.com/blog/subjective-entrapment-hearsay-testimony-and-the-confrontation-clause) October 18, 2022 by [Michael Brownlee](https://www.appealattorney.com/blog/author/michael-brownlee) ![Subjective Entrapment, Hearsay Testimony, And The Confrontation Clause](https://www.appealattorney.com/hubfs/Subjective%20Entrapment%2c%20Hearsay%20Testimony%2c%20And%20The%20Confrontation%20Clause.jpg) 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 \[...\] [Read More linkArrow](https://www.appealattorney.com/blog/subjective-entrapment-hearsay-testimony-and-the-confrontation-clause) Posted in Category, Comments Feed: RSS 2.0 Tags: [Confrontation Clause](https://www.appealattorney.com/blog/tag/confrontation-clause), [Florida entrapment laws](https://www.appealattorney.com/blog/tag/florida-entrapment-laws), [Hearsay testimony](https://www.appealattorney.com/blog/tag/hearsay-testimony), [Objective entrapment](https://www.appealattorney.com/blog/tag/objective-entrapment), [Subjective entrapment](https://www.appealattorney.com/blog/tag/subjective-entrapment) Oct 18 ## [Board-Certified Appellate Specialist Michael Brownlee To Speak At The Christian Legal Society National Conference](https://www.appealattorney.com/blog/board-certified-appellate-specialist-michael-brownlee-to-speak-at-the-christian-legal-society-national-conference) October 18, 2022 by [Michael Brownlee](https://www.appealattorney.com/blog/author/michael-brownlee) ![Board-Certified Appellate Specialist Michael Brownlee To Speak At The Christian Legal Society National Conference](https://www.appealattorney.com/hubfs/Board-Certified%20Appellate%20Specialist%20Michael%20Brownlee.jpg) 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 \[...\] [Read More linkArrow](https://www.appealattorney.com/blog/board-certified-appellate-specialist-michael-brownlee-to-speak-at-the-christian-legal-society-national-conference) Posted in Category, Comments Feed: RSS 2.0 Tags: [Orlando Appeals Attorney](https://www.appealattorney.com/blog/tag/orlando-appeals-attorney), [2018 Christian Legal Society National Conference](https://www.appealattorney.com/blog/tag/2018-christian-legal-society-national-conference), [Christian Legal Society](https://www.appealattorney.com/blog/tag/christian-legal-society), [Michael Brownlee](https://www.appealattorney.com/blog/tag/michael-brownlee) Oct 18 ## [Imputing Income For Child Support In Florida](https://www.appealattorney.com/blog/imputing-income-for-child-support-in-florida) October 18, 2022 by [Michael Brownlee](https://www.appealattorney.com/blog/author/michael-brownlee) ![Federal Sentencing And The Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA)](https://www.appealattorney.com/hubfs/Imputing%20Income%20For%20Child%20Support%20In%20Florida.jpg) 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. [Read More linkArrow](https://www.appealattorney.com/blog/imputing-income-for-child-support-in-florida) Posted in Category, Comments Feed: RSS 2.0 Tags: [Imputation of income](https://www.appealattorney.com/blog/tag/imputation-of-income), [Imputing income on child support](https://www.appealattorney.com/blog/tag/imputing-income-on-child-support) Oct 18 ## [Does The State Need A Certificate Of Appealability To Appeal A Habeas Judgement?](https://www.appealattorney.com/blog/does-the-state-need-a-certificate-of-appealability-to-appeal-a-habeas-judgement) October 18, 2022 by [Michael Brownlee](https://www.appealattorney.com/blog/author/michael-brownlee) ![Does The State Need A Certificate Of Appealability To Appeal A Habeas Judgement?](https://www.appealattorney.com/hubfs/Appeal-Habeas-Judgement.jpg) 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 \[...\] [Read More linkArrow](https://www.appealattorney.com/blog/does-the-state-need-a-certificate-of-appealability-to-appeal-a-habeas-judgement) Posted in Category, Comments Feed: RSS 2.0 Tags: [Certificate of Appealability](https://www.appealattorney.com/blog/tag/certificate-of-appealability), [Federal Appeals](https://www.appealattorney.com/blog/tag/federal-appeals), [Habeas Relief Judgement](https://www.appealattorney.com/blog/tag/habeas-relief-judgement) Oct 18 ## [Should Your Trial Lawyer Handle Your Appeal?](https://www.appealattorney.com/blog/should-your-trial-lawyer-handle-your-appeal) October 18, 2022 by [Michael Brownlee](https://www.appealattorney.com/blog/author/michael-brownlee) ![Should Your Trial Lawyer Handle Your Appeal?](https://www.appealattorney.com/hubfs/Should%20Your%20Trial%20Lawyer%20Handle%20Your%20Appeal.jpg) 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. [Read More linkArrow](https://www.appealattorney.com/blog/should-your-trial-lawyer-handle-your-appeal) Posted in Category, Comments Feed: RSS 2.0 Tags: [Orlando Appeals Attorney](https://www.appealattorney.com/blog/tag/orlando-appeals-attorney), [Orlando Appellate Attorney](https://www.appealattorney.com/blog/tag/orlando-appellate-attorney) Oct 18 ## [Federal Sentencing And The Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA)](https://www.appealattorney.com/blog/federal-sentencing-and-the-armed-career-criminal-act-acca) October 18, 2022 by [Michael Brownlee](https://www.appealattorney.com/blog/author/michael-brownlee) ![Federal Sentencing And The Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA)](https://www.appealattorney.com/hubfs/Federal%20Sentencing%20And%20The%20Armed%20Career%20Criminal%20Act.jpg) 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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