Appeals, Mediation, Government Law, Estate Planning
With an office centrally located in Orlando, Florida, the Shannin Law Firm represents clients from the Federal Courthouse in Miami to the Florida Supreme Court in Tallahassee and all points in between.
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The Shannin Law Firm is ranked as a "Best Law Firm" in US News & World Report® Lawyers.
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Attorney Nick Shannin is a Florida Bar Board Certified Appellate Attorney and a Florida Bar Certified Mediator for circuit and appellate cases.
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With over two decades of courtroom experience, Nick Shannin is happy to apply his skills as a Florida Bar Certified…
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The Shannin Law Firm is proud to assist governmental clients with their administrative, litigation, and appellate needs. We put our…
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Estate planning is an area of law that represents one of the most personal encounters that many will ever have…
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The Shannin Law Firm is centrally located in Orlando, Florida. With over two decades of legal experience, we are ready to assist you with appeals, trial litigation, mediations, appearances before government agencies, basic estate plans, and health care directives. The Shannin Law Firm is ranked as a “Best Law Firm” in U.S. News & World Report-Best Lawyers®
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Civil Appeals
Contact the Shannin Law Firm as early as possible to discuss your litigation. We represent clients in a wide range of civil appeals…
Trial Support and Local Counsel
Don’t wait until after a final judgment has been entered to obtain appellate co-counsel…
Family Law Appeals
Hiring a board certified appellate attorney can be uniquely beneficial to presenting family law issues. We are proud to provide appellate…
Attorney Fee Litigation
Attorney Nick Shannin is available to serve as a fee expert and has done so in over a dozen different state and federal jurisdictions.
Mediations
With over two decades of courtroom experience, Nick Shannin is happy to apply his skills as a Florida Bar Certified Mediator for both circuit court…
Estate Planning
Attorney Carol Shannin personally meets with clients to discuss their estate planning needs and drafts wills and health care advance directives to meet those needs.
Government Law
The Shannin Law Firm has represented and advised numerous governmental agencies, helping them with their administration, litigation, and appellate needs…
Business Law Appeals
The Shannin Law Firm has represented business and construction litigation clients before the Florida Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the…
Litigation and Trials
The Shannin Law Firm handles select trial court litigation directly within the state and federal courts of Florida. More frequently, we work in tandem with attorneys…
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Orange Co. School Board v. Rhea (Fla. 1st DCA 2017) (Represented Orange Co. School Board in lawsuit against several school boards, obtaining reversal and successfully defending the school boards’ right to be sued only in…
Orange Co. School Board v. Rhea
2017Mitchell, Pamela v. Osceola Co. School Board (Fla. 1st DCA 2015) (Obtained reversal and established that Mitchell qualified for worker’s compensation as a statutory employee of Osceola Co. School Board)
Mitchell, Pamela v. Osceola Co. School Board
2015Osceola Co. School Board v. Stone (Fla. 1st DCA 2016) (Affirmed administrative decision and secured worker’s entitlement to benefits)
Osceola Co. School Board v. Stone
2016Signature Pharmacy v. Wright (U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals 2011) (Represented the City of Orlando and its employee Wright in successfully defending Wright’s execution of a search warrant)
Signature Pharmacy v. Wright
2011Westwood v. Westwood (Fla. 5th DCA 2015) (Affirmed decision of trial court allowing client to relocate with children to the United Kingdom)
Westwood v. Westwood
2015Pierce v. Kroha (Fla. 5th DCA 2016) (Reversing trial court, overturning default judgment against client)
Pierce v. Kroha
2016HDRE Business Partners v. Rare Hospitality Int’l (U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals 2014) (Affirming judgment on behalf of Darden Restaurants involving complex business litigation and novation of contracts)
HDRE Business Partners v. Rare Hospitality Int’l
2014Lake Buena Vista Vacation Resort v. Gotham Insurance Co. (U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals 2014) (Affirming positive result regarding client’s commercial insurance coverage)
Lake Buena Vista Vacation Resort v. Gotham Insurance Co.
2014Ford, Josephine v. JPMorgan Chase Bank (Fla. 5th DCA 2015) (Reversing trial court, dismissing mortgage foreclosure action)
Ford, Josephine v. JPMorgan Chase Bank
2015Sheldon v. Sheldon (Fla. 5th DCA 2012) (Affirmed a major equitable distribution resolution in favor of client)
Sheldon v. Sheldon
2012Tucker v. Liebknecht (Fla. 5th DCA 2012) (Reversed denial of of modification, allowing client to relocate while retaining majority custody of her child)
Tucker v. Liebknecht
2012Lamb v. Lamb (Fla. 5th DCA 2014) (Reversed final judgment on multiple issues, including the enforcement of a prenuptial agreement made under Scottish law)
Lamb v. Lamb
2014Energy Air v. Lalonde (Fla. 1st DCA 2014) (Affirmed that Energy Air was responsible for Lalonde’s on-the-job heat exhaustion, allowing Lalonde to receive compensation for his past medical bills)
Energy Air v. Lalonde
2014Brokaw v. National Air Cargo Holdings (U.S. Middle Dist. of Fla. 2015) (Served as local counsel for Chicago-based firm representing plaintiffs in wrongful death actions against NACH)
Brokaw v. National Air Cargo Holdings
2015Vazquez v. Martinez (Fla. 5th DCA 2015) (Affirmance obtained, allowing client to retain compensation for past medical expenses resulting from car crash)
Vazquez v. Martinez
2015Townes, Denise & Perry, Cinnette v. National Deaf Academy (Fla. Supreme Court 2018) (Florida Supreme Court upheld reversal of summary judgment, allowing the disabled Ms. Perry to pursue remedy for her significant injuries over the…
Townes, Denise & Perry, Cinnette v. National Deaf Academy
2018Persis, Carl v. Dept. of Management Services (Fla. 5th DCA 2014) (Reversing trial court, allowing client to receive his full pension from the Division of Retirement)
Persis, Carl v. Dept. of Management Services
2014Marian Farms, Inc. v. SunTrust Banks, Inc. (Fla. 5th DCA 2014) (Reversing trial court, reinstating $7.5 million claim for banking negligence)
Marian Farms, Inc. v. SunTrust Banks, Inc.
2014Obiter Dictum
Thanks For Being a Part of Our Team
The Shannin Law Firm celebrated five years together in 2017. Pictured (l to r) are Carol Shannin,…
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Orange County Bar’s Law Day 5K supports legal aid programs in Central Florida
The Shannin Law Firm friends and family enjoy the annual OCBA Law Day 5K This year marks…
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Florida voters will see numerous proposed constitutional amendments on their ballot in November thanks to the once-every-20-years…
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It doesn't get any better than Nick.
Nick is a true leader in the community, legal and otherwise.
He is also a brilliant, creative, pragmatic, dedicated advocate for his clients.
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