Brandon S. Vesely

Attorney Brandon S. Vesely is the founding partner of The Florida Appellate Firm, P.A. in St. Petersburg, Florida. Certified in appellate practice by The Florida Bar since 2009, Mr. Vesely has earned a reputation as one of the top appellate attorneys in the state. He has more than 25 years of experience helping clients win numerous appeals of prior rulings involving a wide range of legal matters, including civil and business litigation, family law, creditors' rights, evictions, and more.

Along with maintaining a successful appellate practice, Mr. Vesely routinely provides litigation support for other attorneys, including drafting dispositive motions, jury instructions, legal memoranda, and post-trial motions.

A graduate of Dartmouth College, Mr. Vesely obtained his law degree from Stetson University College of Law in 1994. He is admitted to practice before all the Florida state courts, the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Florida as well as before the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 4th and 11th Circuits.

Mr. Vesely is highly active in the legal community.  He served twelve years on The Florida Bar Appellate Court Rules Committee. He served a six-year term on The Florida Bar Young Lawyers Board of Governors. He is a longtime member of The Florida Bar's Appellate Practice Section.  He is also heavily involved with the St. Petersburg Bar Association, serving on the association's appellate practice section, which he founded over 20 years ago.  He is also a member of the Barney Masterson Inn of Court.

Recognized for his impeccable professionalism and exceptional legal abilities, Mr. Vesely has earned an AV Preeminent* peer review rating from Martindale-Hubbell each year since 2004, and Florida Trend magazine voted him among the state's Legal Elite in 2015. In addition, Tampa Bay Magazine named him as one of the Best Lawyers in Tampa Bay multiple times, and the Tampa Bay Review voted him among the area's Top 40 Under 40 in 2002.

*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.