Brannock Humphries & Berman Wins Affirmance of $7 Million Judgment in Contentious Construction Dispute
In a per curiam affirmance, the Fifth District Court of Appeal upheld a jury’s award of damages to the homeowner’s association of a prominent Orlando-area community to fix the poorly constructed roadways and major drainage problems caused by the developer.
Tom Seider Recognized by National Trial Lawyers Organization
Brannock Humphries & Berman shareholder Tom Seider has been invited to join the National Trial Lawyers: Top 100, an exclusive organization composed of the premier civil plaintiff and criminal defense lawyers around the country.
Five Brannock Humphries & Berman Cases Ranked Among Florida’s Top Verdicts of 2019
Last year, Brannock Humphries & Berman provided appellate support at five trials that made the list of the top verdicts in Florida.
Brannock Humphries & Berman Obtains Second Reversal in Long-Running Foreclosure Case
Five-and-a-half years after the Second District Court of Appeal reversed the dismissal of a foreclosure lawsuit on statute of limitations grounds, the appellate court once again reversed the trial court’s dismissal of the case, this time ruling that the lower court incorrectly determined that the plaintiff, Foley & Lardner LLP,
Second District Court of Appeal Rejects Second-Tier Cert Petition, Hands Brannock Humphries & Berman Second Appellate Win
After prevailing in front of the circuit court late last year, Brannock Humphries & Berman once again succeeded in fending off a resident’s challenge to Sarasota County’s approval of a 23-acre mixed-used development at the busy intersection of Stickney Point Road and U.S. Highway 41, near the entrance to Siesta
Tom Seider Takes Over as Chair of Publications Committee
Following a wildly successful three-year run as editor of the Appellate Practice Section’s submissions to the Florida Bar Journal, Brannock Humphries & Berman shareholder Tom Seider is taking the reigns of the Section’s Publications Committee, where he will oversee not only the Bar Journal articles but also the Section’s newsletter
Tom Seider Lectures for Florida Justice Association Seminar
Joining a who’s who of appellate lawyers in Florida, Brannock Humphries & Berman shareholder Tom Seider was a featured speaker at the first ever “Appellate Practice for Trial Lawyers” event sponsored by the Florida Justice Association’s Appellate Practice Section.
Celene Humphries Presents at Florida Justice Association’s Advanced Trial Skills Seminar
Having spent the last fifteen years providing appellate support during trials, Celene Humphries had a well of first-hand experience to draw on when she addressed the art of persuading judges during a special seminar at the Florida Justice Association’s annual convention.
Fifth District Court of Appeal Affirms Verdict for Brannock Humphries & Berman Client
After a jury awarded the plaintiff $3.3 million for extensive spinal injuries she sustained in a car accident, Brannock Humphries & Berman was hired to fight off her insurance company’s appeal, which raised two issues in an attempt to overturn the verdict.
Five Brannock Humphries & Berman Attorneys Recognized Among Florida Trend’s Legal Elite
Florida Trend Magazine has listed Steve Brannock, Celene Humphries, and Ceci Berman among the top 1.4 percent of Florida lawyers in its 2020 Legal Elite rankings, also singling out Tom Seider and Joe Eagleton as Up & Comers, a group that includes just 112 lawyers statewide under the age of