Cases
Shannon McLin prevails in adoption appeal
126 So. 3d 1236 (Fla. 5th DCA 2013) In a complicated case involving an adoption agency and the father of a child, Shannon McLin successfully persuaded the appellate court to reverse and remand an Order which dismissed the adoption agency’s second petition to terminate...
D.M.T. v. T.M.H.
129 So. 3d 320 (Fla. 2013) In this groundbreaking parental rights case, the Supreme Court of Florida (in a lengthy 4-3 decision) agreed with the Firm that its client, T.M.H., had parental rights to a child she raised with her partner, D.M.T. The same sex couple wanted...
Sweeny v. Sweeny
113 So. 3d 987 (Fla. 5th DCA 2013) In a complicated divorce case involving nine issues on appeal filed by the Former Husband, Shannon McLin was successful in affirming all rulings in the Former Wife’s favor with the exception of one minor issue concerning a life...
Lampert-Sacher v. Sacher
109 So. 3d 862 (Fla. 1st DCA 2013) Shannon McLin and Kelly L. Rooth successfully challenged two orders entered against their client in a family law matter. The First District reversed and remanded the case for further proceedings.
Geico Casualty Company v. Batchelor
111 So. 3d 895 (Fla. 5th DCA 2013) Shannon McLin and her colleague was successful in obtaining a Per Curiam Affirmance of a judgment in favor of a client in a personal injury case.
Fonderson v. Lairap
98 So. 3d 715 (Fla. 2d DCA 2012) Shannon McLin represented the Appellee’s ex-husband in a case where he was ordered to pay temporary alimony as well as attorney’s fees. The Opinion successfully reversed the award of attorney’s fees in favor of the former husband.
Health First, Inc. v. Cataldo
92 So. 3d 859 (Fla. 5th DCA 2012) An injured driver was awarded damages in excess of $2,000,000, and the defendant driver and the driver’s employer appealed. In a lengthy opinion, the appellate court agreed with Shannon McLin and her colleague, upholding the verdict...
McGregor v. Molnar
79 So. 3d 908 (Fla. 2d DCA 2012) Years after successfully obtaining a Per Curiam Affirmance in this case (See Molnar v. McGregor, 959 So. 2d 1195 (Fla. 2d DCA 2007)), the parties were back at the Second District Court of Appeal after the trial court denied the...
Irizarry v. Moore
84 So. 3d 1069 (Fla. 5th DCA 2012) Shannon McLin and her colleague represented in injured Plaintiff on appeal from an insufficient jury verdict. The trial court denied the plaintiff's motion for new trial. Ms. McLin co-counseled with trial counsel, Sean Shaughnessy...
MH New Investments, LLC v. Department of Transportation
76 So. 3d 1071 (Fla. 5th DCA 2011) Shannon McLin and her colleague appealed the trial court's dismissal of a property owner's business damage claim in an eminent domain proceeding. The Fifth District Court of Appeal reversed the dismissal and remanded the case to the...