Civil Appeal Lawyer St. Petersburg
Lost a Civil Case in St. Petersburg? Your Appeal Clock Is Running
Speak Directly With Matt Weidner Today for a free same-day look at your ruling and appeal plan
- Matt Weidner, a Florida lawyer for 25+ years, reviews your ruling
- We'll pin down your notice of appeal deadline
- We'll look at whether your order can be appealed and where
- We'll read the ruling and flag possible grounds for appeal
- We'll talk through your options if you won and they appealed
- The evaluation is 100% free, with no pressure to commit
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?
A civil appeal runs on a short clock. Florida’s appellate rules give you 30 days from rendition of a final order to file the notice of appeal, and that time goes quickly while you are still absorbing the result. The free evaluation is a chance to talk with Matt Weidner himself about what the judge actually ruled.
Most people looking for a civil appeal lawyer in St. Petersburg have just received a ruling they did not expect, or learned that the other side is appealing a win. Either way, the first job is the same: read the order, confirm the deadline, and work out which issues an appeal could raise. We do that early, so you can decide with real information before the deadline gets close.
Send us the order while there is still time to act, and talk it through with Matt.
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 Civil Appeal Help If Needed
With over 25 years as a Florida lawyer, Matt can help after your evaluation if you appeal or need to answer one, from the notice through the briefs.
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 practiced law in Florida 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, and his work covers general litigation, real estate, foreclosure, consumer law and probate. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America for Litigation – Real Estate. That trial court background shapes how he reads a civil judgment on appeal.
Matt often works directly with the people he represents, so you can talk with an experienced lawyer about your case. Associate attorney Jason M. Kral brings experience in real estate litigation and complex civil litigation, and the team at our St. Petersburg office at 856 2nd Ave N helps keep your filings and dates organized.
Our Civil Appeal Services
A civil appeal starts with hard questions about the trial court’s ruling and moves to a written argument before the appellate court. We help at each point, and with the trial court work that can come before or after an appeal.
- Civil appeal case evaluations
- Notice of appeal filings
- Appellate briefs
- Responding to an opponent's appeal
- Real estate and foreclosure appeals
- Civil litigation in Florida courts
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Who we Help
We work with people in St. Petersburg and across Pinellas County who have a civil ruling in hand and need to decide quickly whether to appeal it, or how to answer an appeal the other side has filed.
- Defendants hit with a judgment
- Plaintiffs whose claims were dismissed
- Property owners in real estate disputes
- Consumers with a debt judgment
- Winners whose opponent appealed
- Anyone unsure whether to appeal
Frequently Asked Questions
Usually 30 days from rendition. Rendition is generally when the signed, written order is filed with the clerk, but certain authorized, timely motions, such as rehearing or a new trial, delay it. The notice of appeal goes to the lower court clerk, and missing the deadline can end an appeal, so call us once you have the ruling.
Appeals from the circuit court in Pinellas County go to Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal. Pinellas and Pasco make up the Sixth Judicial Circuit, and Florida law places that circuit in the Second Appellate District along with the Twelfth and Thirteenth Circuits.
Yes. When we offer a case evaluation and action plan, there is no charge and no obligation to hire us. We go over your ruling and your timeline with you, and if you want help with the appeal itself, we can discuss that afterward.
Have the judgment or order ready, along with anything that shows the date it was entered, and the notice of appeal if the other side has already filed one. Pleadings, motions and hearing transcripts help too, but do not wait to gather everything before you call us.
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Why Weidner Law Fits Your St. Petersburg Civil Appeal
A civil appeal asks a higher court to review what happened in the trial court, so the lawyer handling it needs to understand both levels. Matt Weidner has practiced law in Florida for more than 25 years, and as a civil appeal lawyer in St. Petersburg he brings that trial court background to your judgment, your docket and the record behind it. An appeal is decided on that record, so knowing how it was built at trial matters from the first read.
Matt often works directly with the people he represents. The free evaluation is a conversation with an experienced Florida lawyer about your ruling, your 30-day deadline and your realistic options. If an appeal makes sense, Matt and the Weidner Law team can carry it forward. If it does not, you can learn that early, before you spend time and money on it.
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A St. Petersburg Civil Appeal Lawyer Inside the Second District
Weidner Law is a St. Petersburg firm, with its office at 856 2nd Ave N in the same county where Florida law places the headquarters of the Second District Court of Appeal. Circuit court cases in St. Petersburg fall within the Sixth Judicial Circuit, which Florida law defines as Pasco and Pinellas Counties, and appeals from that circuit go to the Second District, which also hears appeals from the Twelfth and Thirteenth Circuits.
Matt and the attorneys of Weidner Law practice exclusively in the state and federal courts of Florida. For a civil appeal out of a Pinellas County courtroom, that means working with a local lawyer whose practice is built around this court system, from the first look at the order through the appeal itself.
Help on Either Side of a St. Petersburg Civil Appeal
A civil appeal in St. Petersburg has two sides, and Weidner Law can help you whichever side you are on. If the judgment went against you, the questions are whether the ruling has issues worth raising and how to meet the 30-day deadline. If you won and the other side filed a notice of appeal, the work is protecting that result in the Second District Court of Appeal. Either way, it starts with a careful read of the order and the record.
Matt’s litigation background gives that read real depth. After the 2008 financial crisis he represented hundreds of Florida homeowners facing foreclosure, work covered by the Tampa Bay Times, and he has trained attorneys across the U.S. in foreclosure defense. For a civil judgment out of a St. Petersburg courtroom, that means talking through your appeal with a Florida lawyer of more than 25 years who knows how these cases are tried.
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