Appeal Lawyer Tampa
A Tampa Ruling Went Against You? Find Out If You Can Appeal
Speak Directly With Matt Weidner Today for a Free Same-Day Review of Your Tampa Ruling and Appeal Plan
- Talk it through with Matt Weidner, 25+ years in Florida courts
- We'll pin down your notice of appeal deadline
- We'll confirm which appeals court would hear your case
- We'll look at the issues you believe the judge got wrong
- We'll explain what an appeal can and cannot change
- 100% free guidance, with no pressure and nothing to commit to
Free reviews are offered at our discretion and are not guaranteed, and a personal review by Matt Weidner, including same-day timing, is subject to case type and availability.
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Why Choose Us?
If your case was just decided in a Hillsborough County courtroom, time is the first thing to protect. In most Florida civil cases, the notice of appeal has to be filed with the clerk of the trial court within 30 days of the order being rendered, and once that window closes, the chance to appeal usually closes with it. Matt Weidner has practiced in Florida courts since 1999, and he can look at the order you received in Tampa and tell you plainly where you stand.
Matt reads a Tampa ruling with the appellate court’s questions in mind: what the record shows and whether the law was applied correctly. Weidner Law’s office sits across the bay in St. Petersburg, and you get the chance to work with Matt directly on your appeal.
Call or request your free evaluation now, while your appeal window is still open.
How It Works
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get your free same-day evaluation and action plan
Submit the form above or give us a call to get started. People find our free evaluations and action plans extremely valuable.
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discuss your options With Matt so you know exactly how to proceed
Matt will go over all of your options with you so that you know exactly what to do. No more confusion!
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Get More Appeal Help If Needed
If an appeal makes sense, Matt can stay with your Tampa case from the notice of appeal through briefing, drawing on over 25 years in Florida courts.
Free evaluations and action plans are offered at our discretion, depend on case type and availability, and are not guaranteed, including a personal review by Matt Weidner. Submitting a form or contacting the firm does not create an attorney-client relationship or guarantee any outcome.
Meet Matt Weidner and the Weidner Law Team
Matt Weidner has been a member of The Florida Bar since 1999, after earning his J.D. at the Florida State University College of Law. He is admitted to all Florida state courts, the U.S. District Courts for the Middle and Northern Districts of Florida, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, admissions that cover both routes a Tampa case can take on appeal. His practice includes foreclosure defense, probate, consumer law and general litigation, and he is listed in The Best Lawyers in America for Litigation – Real Estate. He works from the firm’s St. Petersburg office and serves clients whose cases were decided in Tampa.
Associate attorney Jason M. Kral’s practice covers real estate litigation, complex civil litigation, corporate law and estate planning. On a Tampa appeal, the Weidner Law team helps keep the deadlines, the record and the filings in order, while Matt works with you on the decisions that shape your case.
Our Tampa Appeal Services
Whether your ruling came from a Hillsborough County circuit judge or the federal court in downtown Tampa, Matt can help you decide whether to appeal, keep track of the filing deadline, and respond when the other side appeals.
- Hillsborough Circuit Court Appeals
- Probate Order Appeals
- Foreclosure Ruling Appeals
- Real Estate Dispute Appeals
- Consumer Law Ruling Appeals
- Responding to an Opponent's Appeal
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Who we Help
Most people searching for an appeal lawyer in Tampa have just received a ruling they believe is wrong, or have just learned the other side plans to appeal. If you see yourself below, the sooner Matt can review your order, the better.
- Tampa consumers after a debt judgment
- Tampa homeowners after foreclosure
- Heirs challenging a probate ruling
- Parties to Tampa real estate disputes
- Parties who won, now facing appeal
- Parties in Tampa federal court
Frequently Asked Questions
Most appeals from Hillsborough County’s circuit court go to Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal. If your case was in the federal court in Tampa, the appeal goes to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit instead. Matt is admitted to both and can confirm the right court for your order.
Yes. Matt Weidner is admitted to all Florida state courts, so a case decided in Tampa is one he can take up on appeal. The Second District Court of Appeal, which hears Hillsborough appeals, is itself headquartered in Pinellas County. Give us a call to talk it through.
Have the order or judgment you want to appeal, the date it was filed with the clerk, and any motions filed since. If the other side has already filed a notice of appeal, have that too. These let Matt check your timing and options quickly.
Weidner Law’s appeal work centers on the areas the firm handles in trial courts: probate, foreclosure, real estate and consumer disputes, and other civil litigation. If your Hillsborough County ruling falls into one of those areas, give us a call to see how Matt can help.
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Work Directly With an Experienced Lawyer on Your Tampa Appeal
When a Tampa judge rules against you, you need an appeal lawyer who will read that ruling against the record and tell you honestly whether an appellate court has a reason to revisit it. At Weidner Law, you get the chance to work directly with Matt Weidner, a Florida lawyer for over 25 years, from the first review of your order through the decisions that follow. Matt and the attorneys of Weidner Law practice exclusively in the state and federal courts of Florida.
The appeals Weidner Law takes on come from the same areas Matt works in at the trial level: foreclosure defense, probate, consumer law and real estate litigation. His foreclosure defense work after the 2008 financial crisis, when he represented hundreds of Florida homeowners, was covered by the Tampa Bay Times. That background means a Tampa judgment in a foreclosure, estate or property case can be reviewed by a lawyer who knows how those cases are built in Florida courts.
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Handling Tampa Appeals From the Edgecomb Courthouse to the Second District
Weidner Law takes on Tampa appeals that begin at the George E. Edgecomb Courthouse, 800 E. Twiggs Street in downtown Tampa, where many Hillsborough County civil cases are heard in the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit. Florida law places the Thirteenth Circuit in the Second Appellate District, together with the Sixth and Twelfth Circuits, so a civil appeal from a Hillsborough circuit judge goes to the Second District Court of Appeal. That court is headquartered in Pinellas County and now sits in downtown St. Petersburg. Weidner Law’s office is at 856 2nd Ave N in St. Petersburg.
In a Hillsborough case, the notice of appeal is filed with the clerk of the court that ruled, so the paperwork starts with the Hillsborough County clerk. Federal cases follow a different track: a ruling from the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, heard in Tampa at the Sam M. Gibbons United States Courthouse, is appealed to the 11th Circuit. Whichever courthouse decided your case, Matt can tell you which track it is on and where an appeal would go next.
How Weidner Law Defends a Tampa Judgment When Your Opponent Appeals
Winning in a Hillsborough courtroom does not always end the case. Sometimes a notice of appeal arrives from the other side. Under Florida’s appellate rules, the party who appeals files the initial brief and the party defending the judgment files an answer brief, so your side of the case is argued in writing, from the record already made in the trial court.
Weidner Law can step in at that point. Matt can review the notice and the order being appealed, explain what the appellate court is being asked to decide, and help you prepare a response that keeps the focus on what the trial court got right. You can request the same free evaluation as anyone weighing an appeal of their own.
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