Appeals

Bales v. Bales, 409 So.3d 1284 (Fla. 1st DCA 2025)

Obtained reversal trial court final judgment awarding permanent alimony when judgment entered after statutory change eliminating permanent alimony.

Franxman v. Franxman, 397 So.3d 117 (Fla. 1st DCA 2024)

Successfully obtained writ of prohibition disqualifying family law trial judge.

Stabler v. Spicer, 386 So.3d 182 (Fla. 1st DCA 2022)

After oral argument before appellate court, obtained reversal of trial court award of timesharing to non-biological, non-adoptive party.

Files v. Hayes, 324 So.3d 1036 (Fla. 1st DCA 2021)

Obtained reversal of trial court domestic violence injunction based on insufficient evidence.

Smith v. Smith, 338 So.3d 1090 (Fla. 1st DCA 2022)

Obtained reversal of alimony award found to be insufficient because trial court failed to consider all sources of income available to payor spouse.

Harrell v. Cook, 333 So.3d 263 (Fla. 1st DCA 2022)

Obtained reversal of final judgment where trial court improperly ordered automatic future change in timesharing.

Ogle v. Ogle, 334 So. 3d 699 (Fla. 1st DCA 2022)

Obtained reversal on cross-appeal requiring trial court to reconsider tax consequences of alimony award.

Lyles v. Guffey, 305 So.3d 839 (Fla. 1st DCA 2020)

Obtained reversal of trial court judgment that awarded increased timesharing to parent moving closer to mother because of failure to establish substantial change in circumstances.

Hobbs v. Hobbs, 290 So.3d 1092 (Fla. 1st DCA 2020)

Obtained reversal of order denying request to dissolve domestic violence injunction because circumstances justifying original injunction were no longer in existence.

Williams v. Jones, 290 So.3d 609 (Fla. 1st DCA 2020)

Obtained reversal of trial court judgment requiring husband to pay wife's attorney's fees.

Johnson v. Johnson, 283 So.3d 883 (Fla. 1st DCA 2019)

Obtained reversal of trial court judgment, entered 20 years after original divorce, that improperly awarded wife additional earnings from husband's military pension; also prevailed in objection to wife's request for Florida Supreme Court discretionary review.

Hughes v. Binney, 285 So.3d 996 (Fla. 1st DCA 2019)

Obtained reversal of trial court judgment awarding impermissible future automatic change in timesharing.

Tisdale v. Tisdale, 264 So.3d 1105 (Fla. 1st DCA 2019)

Obtained reversal of trial court judgment that retroactively modified former husband's child support obligation where trial court utilized improper income for former husband.

Dorsey v. Dorsey, 266 So.3d 1282 (Fla. 1st DCA 2019)

Obtained partial reversal on cross-appeal of issues concerning equitable distribution, calculation of income for child support, and attorney's fee award.

Stricklin v. Stricklin, 247 So.3d 96 (Fla. 1st DCA 2018)

Obtained reversal in favor of husband regarding improper award of alimony and attorney's fees to wife.

Palmer v. Palmer, 206 So.3d 74 (Fla. 1st DCA 2016)

Obtained reversal of trial court's denial of former wife's request for attorney's fees on basis of rejection of prior settlement offer from former husband; remanded to trial court to determine amount of fees to be awarded to former wife; also prevailed in objection to wife's request for Florida Supreme Court discretionary review.

Bork v. Bork, 197 So.3d 1290 (Fla. 1st DCA 2016)

Obtained reversal of trial court alimony award to wife found to be insufficient; case remanded to recalculate higher amount of alimony.

Kobe v. Kobe, 159 So.3d 986 (Fla. 1st DCA 2015)

Obtained reversal of excessive alimony award to wife because award exceeded wife's actual need.

Randolph v. Randolph, 58 So.3d 290 (Fla. 1st DCA 2011)

Obtained reversal of domestic violence injunction against father based on insufficient evidence.

Arnold v. Arnold, 967 So.2d 392 (Fla. 1st DCA 2007)

Obtained reversal of trial court judgment denying wife's interest in husband's Florida DROP retirement funds earned during the marriage.

Atwell v. Atwell, 730 So.2d 858 (Fla. 1st DCA 1999)

Obtained reversal of judgment granting annulment of parties' California marriage because trial court failed to honor Full Faith and Credit Clause, and obtained reversal of judgment finding wife entitled to alimony, child support, and attorney's fees.

Carpenter v. State of Florida, 228 So.3d 535 (Fla. 2017)

After conducting oral argument before the Florida Supreme Court, obtained reversal of trial court order upholding warrantless search of defendant's cell phone where Court found the good faith exception to the exclusionary rule was inapplicable to evidence obtained during warrantless search.

Robinson v. State of Florida, 205 So.3d 584 (Fla. 2016)

After conducting oral argument before the Florida Supreme Court, lengthy opinion issued pertaining to criminal statute of limitations and tolling provisions.

Nix v. Nix, 959 So.2d 209 (Fla. 2007)

Conducted oral argument before the Florida Supreme Court on question of law certified by the First District Court of Appeal on whether wife could be awarded portion of husband's Florida DROP retirement account after dissolution of marriage.

State of Florida v. Miles, 775 So.2d 950 (Fla. 2000)

After conducting oral argument before the Florida Supreme Court following briefing by co-counsel, obtained reversal and quashing of opinion of Florida First District Court of Appeal on issues of labeling, sampling, and preservation of blood samples in relation to DUI manslaughter statute.

Partch v. State of Florida, 43 So.3d 758 (Fla. 1st DCA 2010)

Following oral argument before the First District Court of Appeal, obtained reversal of conviction and resentencing based on double jeopardy violation.

Nobles v. State of Florida, 978 So.2d 849 (Fla. 1st DCA 2008)

Following oral argument before the First District Court of Appeal, obtained reversal of aggravated battery conviction because of improper exclusion of evidence of victim's behavior.

State of Florida v. Shock, 134 So.3d 457 (Fla. 1st DCA 2014)

On appeal taken by the State, successfully defended trial court order granting defendant's motion to suppress evidence.