What Does an Appellate Attorney Do and Why Might You Need One?

By Scott Orsini | September 13, 2024

What is an Appellate Attorney? An appellate attorney specializes in handling cases after a decision has been made in a trial court. Their primary responsibility is to represent clients during the appeals process, challenging or defending the legal rulings of lower courts. Unlike trial lawyers, who present evidence, question witnesses, and argue before a jury,…

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What You Need to Know About No-Fault Divorce in Florida

By Scott Orsini | June 28, 2024

In 1971, Florida passed the Dissolution of Marriage Act, fundamentally changing the divorce process in Florida. The legal standard shifted from determining whether either party was at fault – to determining whether a marriage was “irretrievably broken”.  The current Florida Statute (F.S. Section 61.052 (1) (a)) states that “(1) No judgment of dissolution of marriage…

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Non-Engagement in Contentious Co-Parenting

By Scott Orsini | November 15, 2023

Much of the work we do outside of the courtroom is less legal work and more counseling, hence the term “attorney and counselor at law”. One of the dynamics we often run into is that, like a lot of society these days, many separated co-parents are highly engaged in “not letting their co-parent get away…

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