The Keys To Preserving Error For Appeal

During a judicial career that spanned more than 25 years, Carlton Fields Shareholder Peter Webster presided over numerous jury trials as a circuit judge and authored hundreds of appellate opinions following his appointment to Florida's First District Court of Appeal. Those experiences, and his appellate practice with the firm have shaped his views on how to best preserve issues for appellate review. The issue is critical because decisions of courts and administrative agencies are generally presumed to be correct, and an error in a lower tribunal does not exist for purposes of appellate review unless it has been properly preserved. Judge Webster recently shared his thoughts on the keys to preserving error.