Appeals, Mediation, Government Law, Attorney Fee Litigation
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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Florida law contains numerous statutes addressing the recovery of attorney’s fees in civil litigation. Nick Shannin is one of Florida’s…
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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 governmental agencies, basic estate plans, and health care directives. As one of the top appellate law firms the Shannin Law Firm is regionally ranked as one of the best appellate law firms in Central Florida by the U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” rankings, which are based on a rigorous evaluation process.
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Civil Appeals
As one of the top appellate law firms, we represent clients in a wide range of civil appeals, including complex business litigation, family law, personal injury, and constitutional matters…
Trial Support and Local Counsel
Presentation of post-verdict motions can be paramount to your case. We are one of the top appellate law firms in Florida. Call the Shannin Law Firm to discuss having our firm support and represent you…
Family Law Appeals
Hiring a board certified appellate attorney can be beneficial to presenting family law issues. With a proven record as one of best appellate law firms in Florida, we are proud to provide appellate assistance to family lawyers and their clients…
Business Law Appeals
The Shannin Law Firm has represented business and construction litigation clients before the Florida Supreme Court, all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. We are one of the top appellate law firms in Florida…
Government Law
The Shannin Law Firm has represented and advised numerous governmental agencies, helping them with their administration, litigation, and appellate needs. Please consider the Shannin Law Firm as your portal to proper representation…
Arbitrations
Nick Shannin is a Supreme Court of Florida Qualified Arbitrator and brings more than three decades of litigation experience to expertly resolve matters referred to both binding and non-binding arbitration….
Attorney Fee Litigation
Attorney Nick Shannin is available to serve as a fee expert and has provided instruction on attorney’s fees to fellow Bar members on several occasions. His knowledge regarding the potential to recover attorney’s fees will be put to use for all applicable cases for clients and co-counsel of the Shannin Law Firm…
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 and appellate cases. With an office located conveniently near downtown Orlando, the Shannin Law Firm offers a comfortable environment for mediations…
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 in the fields of Personal Injury, Family Law, Business Litigation, Construction Litigation, Labor and Employment Law, Worker’s Compensation, Probate Litigation, and other legal fields…
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Trigueiro v. de Oliveira (Fla. 6th DCA 2026) (Affirming trial court’s refusal to grant new trial to parent who wrongfully took child out of country)
Trigueiro v. de Oliveira
2026Litsch v. Litsch (Fla. 5th DCA 2023) (Reversing trial court for failing to follow proper procedures when determining a child’s home state under the UCCJEA, allowing child custody dispute to remain in Florida court)
Litsch v. Litsch
2023Gilberts v. Manderino-Gilberts (Fla. 5th DCA 2025) (Reversing trial court that ordered child support in an amount inconsistent with the marital settlement agreement and child support guidelines)
Gilberts v. Manderino-Gilberts
2025Hermoso v. New Life Plastic Surgery Corp. (Fla. 3d DCA 2025) (Affirming trial court’s dismissal of claim against doctor when both patient and subsequent doctor testified that doctor had placed breast implants correctly)
Hermoso v. New Life Plastic Surgery Corp.
2025Greeley v. Wal-Mart Stores East (Fla. 2d DCA 2022) (Reversing trial court’s summary judgment, finding that genuine issue of material fact existed as to whether Walmart failed to repair a roof leak where customer fell)
Greeley v. Wal-Mart Stores East
2022Nishad Khan PL v. Regions Bank, Neka, LLC, and Ahmed Hussein El-Hawary (Fla. 6th DCA 2025) (Reversing trial court, finding that trial court erred in awarding attorneys’ fees beyond scope of operating agreement)
Nishad Khan PL v. Regions Bank, Neka, LLC, and Ahmed Hussein El-Hawary
2025Incident 365 Florida LLC v. Ocean Pointe V Condo Assoc. (Fla. 3d DCA 2024) (Appeared as amicus curiae on behalf of Restoration Industry Association to help secure reversal of trial court and ensure that disaster…
Incident 365 Florida LLC v. Ocean Pointe V Condo Assoc.
2024Darden Restaurants v. Singh (Fla. 5th DCA 2019) (Won a reversal for Darden Restaurants, which had been charged millions more than justified by Property Appraiser)
Darden Restaurants v. Singh
2019Reynolds v. Anixter Power Solutions (Fla. 1st DCA 2019) (Reversed order that had denied employee compensation for ankle injured while bowling at event arranged by employer as a work retreat)
Reynolds v. Anixter Power Solutions
2019Ranger Construction v. Brand (Fla. 1st DCA 2021) (Affirmed award of workers’ compensation benefits to employee who suffered a rotator cuff tear due to construction job repetitive motion)
Ranger Construction v. Brand
2021Demoura v. Travelers Insurance (Fla. 5th DCA 2021) (Reversing trial court’s directed verdict for insurance company on the basis of evidentiary errors, allowing a new trial for injured party)
Demoura v. Travelers Insurance
2021Conrad v. Boat House of Cape Coral (Fla. 2d DCA 2021) (Reversing trial court’s summary judgment, finding that genuine issue of material fact existed as to whether boat repair shop breached its duty to…
Conrad v. Boat House of Cape Coral
2021Muszynski v. Muszynski (Fla. 5th DCA 2020) (Preserving on appeal, for the second time, a former wife’s $1.3 million judgment against former husband)
Muszynski v. Muszynski
2020Martinez v. Lebron (Fla.5th DCA 2019) (Affirming trial court’s time-sharing schedule that gave the majority of the time to father in Florida over mother in New York, who had gone to “breathtaking” lengths to…
Martinez v. Lebron
2019Barber v. Ghenassia (Fla. 5th DCA 2020) (Reversing trial court, which had improperly vacated an injunction for protection against domestic violence)
Barber v. Ghenassia
2020Scott v. Thompson (Fla. 1st DCA 2021) (Represented the Orange County Supervisor of Elections in lawsuit against multiple supervisors of elections, obtaining reversal and successfully defending the rights of supervisors to be sued only…
Scott v. Thompson
2021Jenkins v. M.F. (Fla. 5th DCA 2019) (Represented the Orange County School Board and obtained reversal on due process grounds of 27 improperly entered trial court orders)
Jenkins v. M.F.
2019Lizardi v. Federated National Insurance Co. (Fla. 2d DCA 2021) (Reversing trial court’s reduction in hours and hourly rate of attorney’s fees awarded to homeowners in an underlying homeowners’ insurance dispute).
Lizardi v. Federated National Insurance Co.
2021Orange 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
2012Obiter Dictum
Appellate Court Still Homeless
Orlando, home of the Shannin Law Firm, is geographically in the jurisdictional territory of Florida’s Sixth District…
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Shannin Law Firm Celebrates 10 Years
It’s hard to believe that ten years have gone by since Nick founded the Shannin Law Firm…
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Professionalism in Oral Arguments
Arguments can tear families and coworkers apart by exacerbating even insignificant issues. However, when done formally,…
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I endorse Attorney Nick Shannin. I have know Nick for many years and know his integrity and work to be impeccable. He is a terrific appellate attorney..
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William Davis
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.
I have hired him and will hire him again.