Thomas Seider

Practice Areas

Tom Seider is board certified in appellate practice—a distinction achieved by fewer than one percent of all Florida lawyers. Tom handles appeals of all types, from personal injury cases to complex commercial disputes. Tom has successfully defended multi-million-dollar verdicts on appeal and has earned reversals of orders entered in favor of major corporations. In 2018, he argued and won two cases at the Florida Supreme Court.

Tom chairs the Florida Justice Association’s Appellate Practice Section, and he is a recipient of the Florida Justice Association’s prestigious S. Victor Tipton Award for superior achievement in legal writing. Tom is also active in the Florida Bar’s Appellate Practice Section: he is Chair of the Pro Bono Committee, sits on the Executive Council, and is a past Chair of the Publications Committee. In 2022, the Florida Supreme Court appointed Tom to serve a three-year term on the Committee on Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases. Tom has been recognized as a Super Lawyers “Rising Star,” a Chambers USA “Up and Comer,” and a Best Lawyers “One to Watch.” Tom is a frequent writer and lecturer on appellate topics. Before joining Brannock Berman & Seider, Tom was an associate at Buchanan Ingersoll Rooney, P.C. (formerly Fowler White Boggs, P.A.), where he served on the Writing Committee.

Professional Memberships

• Florida Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases

o Chair of the Defamation Subcommittee

o Former Reporter for the Committee

• Appellate Practice Section of The Florida Bar

o Member of the Executive Council

o Former Chair of the Publications Committee

o Former Co-Chair of the Pro Bono Committee

• Florida Justice Association

o EAGLE Member

o Former Chair of the Appellate Practice Section

• Hillsborough County Bar Association

o Appellate Practice Section

 Former Chair of the Section

 Former Chair of the Section’s Pro Bono Subcommittee

• American Association for Justice

o Appellate Litigation Group

• National Civil Justice Institute, Fellow

• Trial Lawyers Section of The Florida Bar

• Florida Supreme Court Historical Society

• Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Historical Society

• Manasota Trial Lawyers Board

• Second District Court of Appeal Historical Society

• Tampa Bay Trial Lawyers Association

• Southern Trial Lawyers Association

Publications

• “Winning by Losing: The Florida Supreme Court Allows Plaintiffs to Recover Appellate Attorneys’ Fees Even After an Unsuccessful Appeal,” Journal (Florida Justice Association) #639, May/June 2024

• “The Florida Bar Appellate Practice Section’s Art of Objecting Seminar,” Published Materials, Co-Author, June 5, 2019

• “A Voice For Children in Need: Volunteer for a Guardian Ad Litem Appeal,” 29 Lawyer (Hillsborough County Bar Association) 26, September/October 2018

• “Challenging the Challenge: How Florida Law Protects Against Discriminatory Peremptories,” Journal (Florida Justice Association) #603, July/August 2018

• “Saying the Magic Words: Protecting Your Cause Challenges by Asking the Right Questions,” Journal (Florida Justice Association) #596, May/June 2017

• “Appealing Post-Judgment Orders: The Path to Appellate Review Under the New Rule 9.130(a)(4),” 89 Florida Bar Journal 42, October 2015

• “Investing in State Tax Liens: Understanding the Mechanics of Acquisition,” Co-Author, The Journal of Corporate Renewal, Vol. 24, No. 4, May 2011

• “Administrative Freezes Unfrozen: In re Young as Validation of Automatic Holds on the Bank Accounts of Chapter 7 Debtors,” The Cramdown (Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association), Winter 2011

• “One is the Loneliest Number: Olmstead Diminishes Refuge in the Single-Member LLC,” The Cramdown (Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association), Fall 2010

Education

Awards