Dorothy F Easley
Board Certified by The Florida Bar as an Appellate Specialist
Dorothy Easley is the founder of Easley Appellate Practice PLLC (EAP), a top-rated, award-winning premiere all-Board-Certified appellate law firm. Concentrations: Federal and Florida appeals, particularly business law, family law, contracts, intellectually property and trademark law, and employment and business torts. We deliver a full range of appellate and trial support services, particularly in complex and multi-jurisdictional matters.
EAP's founder, Dorothy Easley, is the nationally recognized author of the appeals treatise, Successful Federal Appeals in All Circuit Courts: A Practical Guide for Busy Lawyers, a primary resource for attorneys to understand federal appeals nationwide. Easley is practices in all federal Circuit Courts of Appeals and all Florida District Courts of Appeal and the Florida and United States Supreme Court.
EAP and its founder have been recognized with multiple prestigious accolades, including: Best Lawyers® in Appellate Practice, US News Best Law Firms®, Rue Ratings' Best Attorneys of America®, National Association of Distinguished Counsel Top One Percent, the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys - Florida's Family Law "10 Best", Power Attorneys®, the Register of Preeminent Lawyers in the United States, and other awards as an "appellate expert".
The firm is experienced in prosecuting and defending civil, administrative and criminal law appeals.
We work in an appellate capacity, from the trial court to the US Supreme Court. Contact us for your appellate needs.
- 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
- Health Care Law
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- White Collar Crime
- Free Consultation
- Credit Cards Accepted
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Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
Hourly rates primarily, flat rate retainers, value-based billing, contingency arrangements in limited cases.
- Florida
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- 1st Circuit
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- 2nd Circuit
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- 3rd Circuit
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- 4th Circuit
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- 5th Circuit
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- 6th Circuit
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- 7th Circuit
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- 8th Circuit
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- 9th Circuit
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- 10th Circuit
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- 11th Circuit
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- U.S. Supreme Court
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- US Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Florida
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- US District Court, Middle District of Florida
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- US District Court, Southern District of Florida
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- Spanish: Spoken, Written
- Managing Partner
- Easley Appellate Practice PLLC
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- Partner and Appellate Department Head
- Falk Waas et al. PA
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- Partner and Appellate Department Head
- Zielger PA
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- Managing Partner
- Easley Appellate Practice
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- Commercial Litigation
- Fowler White et al. PA
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- University of Miami School of Law
- J.D. (1994) | International Law, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law Concentrations
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- 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.
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- State University of New York - College of Environmental Science & Forestry
- M.S. (1986) | Forest Genetics
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- 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.
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- Florida Super Lawyer, Recipient since 2006
- Super Lawyer Magazine
- Recipient since 2006
- Best Lawyers in Appellate Practice since 2020
- Best Lawyers
- Best Law Firms since 2020
- US News Best Law Firms
- Top Appellate Lawyers, each year since 2006
- South Florida Legal Guide
- Recipient since 2006
- Rue Ratings' Best Attorneys of America Top one percent, since 2015
- Rue Ratings' Best Attorneys of America
- Florida Bar Appellate Court Rules Committee
- Vice Chair
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- University of Miami School of Law
- Adjunct Professor
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- Florida State Bar # 15891
- Member
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- Rosemary Barkett Appellate American Inn of Court
- President
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- Third District Court of Appeal Historical Society
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- Florida Bar Appellate Practice Section
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- Chapter 19, Preparation of Briefs, Fla. Bar App. Prac. Book (2016-17)
- The Florida Bar
- Chapter 20, Amicus Briefs, Fla. Bar App. Prac. Book (2016-17)
- The Florida Bar
- Federal Appellate Jurisdiction Still Has Its Limits, ABA App. Prac. Newsletter (Winter 2015)
- American Bar Association
- Proposed Amendments (Some Controversial) to the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure XX(4)
- The Florida Bar Appellate Practice Section, The Record
- 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
- BCS Appeals
- Florida Bar Appellate Practice Section
