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Susan L. Kelsey

Judicial

About Susan

Licenses

Licensed in Florida for 37 years

State: Florida

Acquired: 1988

Judicial

No misconduct found


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Honors

2015

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2014

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2013

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2012

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2011

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2010

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2009

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2008

AV rating - past 10 years, Martindale-Hubbell Rating Organization

2008

Florida Legal Elite, Florida Trend

2008

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2007

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2007

Florida Legal Elite, Florida Trend

2007

Florida Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers

2006

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2006

Florida Legal Elite, Florida Trend

2005

Florida Legal Elite, Florida Trend

2004

Appellate Pro Bono Award (co-honoree), The Florida Bar

2004

Florida Legal Elite, Florida Trend

Work Experience

2015 - Present

Judge, First District Court of Appeal

2007 - Present

Partner, Kelsey Appellate Law Firm, P.A.

2005 - 2007

Partner, Anchors Smith Grimsley

1988 - 2005

Partner, Holland & Knight LLP

Associations

2007 - Present

First District Appellate American Inn of Court

Executive Board

1999 - 2004

Appellate Court Rules Committee

Subcommittee chair

1990 - 2008

Appellate Practice Section, The Florida Bar

Member

1990 - 1991

Leadership Tallahassee Class VIII

Member

1987 - 1987

University of Florida Law Review

Editor In Chief

Education

1988

University of Florida, Fredric G. Levin College of Law

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Speaking Engagements

2008

Florida State University Law School

Appellate Advocacy

2007

Practicing Before the Florida Supreme Court

Supreme Court Jurisdiction

2000

Florida Appellate Strategies

Appellate Practice

Publications

2006

Appellate Practice, The Florida Bar, 6th ed. Jurisdiction and Review

2004

Florida Appellate Practice Guide, The Florida Bar Jurisdiction

2001

Administrative Law Section Newsletter, The Florida Bar The New & Improved Administrative Procedure Act

2001

Administrative Law Section Newsletter, The Florida Bar The APA: Another Question Answered

2000

Florida Ass'n of Women Lawyers' Journal The Record on Appeal

1997

The Florida Bar Journal Revising the Role of the Florida Supreme Court in Constitutional Initiatives
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