Dorothy F Easley

Dorothy F Easley

Dorothy F Easley
Board Certified by The Florida Bar as an Appellate Specialist
Experience: 29 years
Appeals & Appellate, Business Law, Family Law and 3 others
Florida, 1st Circuit, 2nd Circuit and 13 others
Florida Super Lawyer, Recipient since 2006, Top Appellate Lawyers, each year since 2006 and 7 others
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Awards 9
Experience 29y
Online & Web 6

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Dorothy Easley is the founder of Easley Appellate Practice PLLC, a leading appellate law firm that focuses on delivering a full range of appellate and trial support services, particularly in complex and multi-jurisdictional matters.

Our core substantive sectors within appellate practice are business/commercial law, health law and medical malpractice (defense), criminal law and complex statutory and constitutional issues.

The firm is experienced in prosecuting and defending Florida state and federal civil, administrative and criminal law appeals.

We work in an appellate capacity, from the trial court to the Supreme Court.

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

Florida

Since 1994

1st Circuit

Since 2011

2nd Circuit

Since 2011

3rd Circuit

Since 2011

4th Circuit

Since 2011

5th Circuit

Since 2011

6th Circuit

Since 2011

7th Circuit

Since 2011

8th Circuit

Since 2011

9th Circuit

Since 1999

10th Circuit

Since 2011

11th Circuit

Since 1996

U.S. Supreme Court

Since 1999

US Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Florida

Since 2014

US District Court, Middle District of Florida

Since 2003

US District Court, Southern District of Florida

Since 1995

Professional Experience

2007 - Current

Easley Appellate Practice PLLC

Managing Partner

2006 - 2007

Falk Waas et al. PA

Partner and Appellate Department Head

2001 - 2006

Zielger PA

Partner and Appellate Department Head

1996 - 2001

Easley Appellate Practice

Managing Partner

1994 - 1996

Fowler White et al. PA

Commercial Litigation

Education

1992 - 1994

University of Miami School of Law

J.D. (1994) | International Law, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law Concentrations

Honors: Cum Laude. Executive Editor and Staff Member, University of Miami Inter-American Law Review. Research Assistant, Latin American Law Director. Book Award, Contracts. Highest Mark, European Market Law.

1983 - 1986

State University of New York - College of Environmental Science & Forestry

M.S. (1986) | Forest Genetics

Honors: Summa Cum Laude. Sigma Xi Honorary Research Society. Fellow, Edna Bailey Sussman Foundation. Fellow, C. Eugen Farnsworth Foundation. Recipient Robin Hood Oak Award. Research Assistant.

Awards

year - Dorothy F Easley
Florida Super Lawyer, Recipient since 2006

Super Lawyer Magazine

year - Dorothy F Easley
Top Appellate Lawyers, each year since 2006

South Florida Legal Guide

Rue Ratings' Best Attorneys of America Top one percent, since 2015

Rue Ratings' Best Attorneys of America

Rue Ratings' Best Law Firms of America, Top one percent, since 2016

Rue Ratings' Best Law Firms of America

National Association of Distinguished Counsel, Top one percent, since 2016

National Association of Distinguished Counsel

year - Dorothy F Easley
Florida Super Lawyer, Top 100 Miami

Florida Super Lawyer

Florida Super Lawyer Top 50 Women Lawyers, 2009 and 2010

Florida Super Lawyer

year - Dorothy F Easley
Legal Elite (top 1.9 percent Florida lawyers)

Florida Trend

Pro Bono Award

Florida Bar Appellate Practice Section

Contacts

Easley Appellate Practice PLLC 1200 Brickell Avenue Suite 1950 Miami FL 33131 Toll-Free: (800) 216-6185 Telephone: (305) 444-1599 Fax: (305) 675-4667
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Dorothy F Easley Board Certified by The Florida Bar as an Appellate Specialist

Experience: 29 years
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Location: USA
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Practice Areas

Appeals & Appellate

Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals

Business Law

Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes

Family Law

Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law

Employment Law

Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination

Languages

Spanish: Spoken, Written

Certifications

BCS Appeals

Florida Bar Appellate Practice Section

Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator

The Florida Supreme Court Dispute Resolution

Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Family Law Mediator

The Florida Supreme Court Dispute Resolution

Florida Supreme Court Certified Appellate Mediator

The Florida Supreme Court Dispute Resolution

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