After the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued its third decision in a class-action lawsuit against GoDaddy, Creed & Gowdy was retained to represent the lead Plaintiff-Appellee, Susan Drazen, for a possible petition for rehearing. Creed & Gowdy drafted and filed a petition for rehearing seeking limited relief, arguing that Judge Tjoflat's lead opinion was not fully joined by any other member of the panel and thus was not the opinion of the court, except for one part. The court withdrew its previous decision and issued a new unsigned opinion clarifying the holding and opinion of the court. Subscribe to Law360 and Bloomberg Law to read the published articles on the ruling.  See the Eleventh Circuit's opinion on rehearing here.

The Super Lawyers list for 2024 has been released, and five Creed & Gowdy, P.A. attorneys have been named.

Rebecca Creed and Bryan Gowdy have been Top-Rated Appellate Attorneys in Florida for over 12 years. This year, Rebecca and Bryan were both ranked   Top 100 Florida Super Lawyers for 2024, while Rebecca was also named as one of the  Top 50 Women Super Lawyers in Florida. And, the two have been ranked in the  Top 25 Jacksonville Super Lawyers for 2024. These lists consist of the top-rated attorneys, as evaluated by peer recognition and professional achievement, in their areas of practice.

D. Gray Thomas, of counsel, was selected as a  Top-Rated Criminal Defense Attorney in Jacksonville.  Gray has been a Top-Rated Criminal Defense Attorney for the last eight years. 

Thomas A. Burns, of counsel, was selected as a  Top-Rated Appellate Attorney in Tampa for the sixth year in a row.

Dimitri Peteves was selected as a Top-Rated Appellate Attorney in Jacksonville and has also been selected to Rising Stars for 2024.

Selection to Super Lawyers is limited to a small number of attorneys. Creed & Gowdy is proud of our attorneys' continuous peer recognition and professional achievements!

Rebecca Creed was appointed Co-Chair of the Appellate Law Committee of the Jacksonville Bar Association for the 2024-2025 term. The Appellate Law Committee is comprised of members who practice primarily in appellate law. The committee hosts quarterly luncheons to discuss best practices and case law updates.

Tallahassee Capital Outlook Newspaper published an article recognizing Creed & Gowdy's appellate win in a foster care case. The article discusses the appellate court's decision to order a new trial because the trial judge erred in refusing to give necessary instructions to the jury. Creed & Gowdy represented a brother and sister who were placed in the same foster homes, despite the foster care agencies' knowledge of sexual and physical abuse between the two siblings. Read more of the article here (subscription required).  Read the appellate decision here. 

The May/June 2024 edition of the Florida Bar Journal features an article authored by Creed & Gowdy's Nick McNamara. The article discusses the Florida Supreme Court's express adoption of textualism and provides a brief primer on textualist advocacy.