Cases
Attorneys Kelly L. Rooth and Shannon McLin Prevail in Criminal Appeal
75 So. 3d 829 (Fla. 2d DCA 2011) In Picca v. State, Kelly L. Rooth and Shannon McLin appealed the summary denial of its client's motion for post-conviction relief filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. Although the Second District Court of Appeal...
Southeast Unloading, LLC v. Lucas
64 So. 3d 705 (Fla. 5th DCA 2011) Shannon McLin and her colleague received a Per Curiam Affirmance of a substantial jury verdict in a complex case involving the two-issue rule and the scope of Clooney v. Geeting, 352 So. 2d 1216 (Fla. 2d DCA 1977).
Gibson v. Progress Bank of Florida
54 So. 3d 1058 (Fla. 2d DCA 2011) This appellate proceeding was launched after a commercial lender attempted to discover the personal financial information of family members of the party who guaranteed the loan. The trial court had denied the family members' motion...
SunCruz Casinos, LLC v. Stout
59 So. 3d 1161 (Fla. 5th DCA 2011) Shannon McLin and her colleague successfully defended a jury verdict in her client's favor.
Ruddy v. Carelli
54 So. 3d 1055 (Fla. 5th DCA 2011) Following an automobile accident, an insured brought suit against his insurance company under his uninsured motorist policy. The insurance company denied coverage, asserting that he was required to join the tortfeasor and because he...
Glary v. Israel
53 So. 3d 1095 (Fla. 1st DCA 2011) The trial court entered a non-final order directing a law firm and an individual to transfer funds to a receiver appointed to wind up a separate law firm's affairs. Shannon McLin and her colleagues appealed the ruling, and...
Attorney Shannon McLin Obtains Sanctions Order For Opposing Party Failure to Attend Appellate Mediation
49 So. 3d 829 (Fla. 5th DCA 2010) Attorney Shannon McLin and her colleague represented the appellant in a personal injury action that had been sent to appellate mediation. When neither the appellee nor any representative of the insurance company appeared at the...
Johary Aviation, Inc. v. Turan
47 So. 3d 333 (Fla. 5th DCA 2010) Johary Aviation moved to set aside a default entered in the trial court against it and the trial court denied its motion. Attorney Shannon McLin appealed the denial and Turan attempted to defend the ruling on two fronts. First, it...
Halikman v. Halikman
43 So. 3d 913 (Fla. 5th DCA 2010) A Former Wife appealed a permanent alimony award asserting that it was inadequate. The Former Husband retained Shannon McLin to defend the trial court's decision and, despite difficult facts which would support a reversal, the Fifth...
Lakeland Regional Medical Center v. Neely
8 So. 3d 1268 (Fla. 2d DCA 2009) A hospital filed a Petition for Writ of Certiorari, arguing that Amendment 7 (the "Patients' Right to Know" Amendment) violated the common law work product doctrine. Shannon McLin and her colleagues successfully argued that Amendment 7...