Ceci Culpepper Berman's practice involves all aspects of federal and state appellate litigation, with a focus on commercial litigation appeals. She also has extensive experience handling federal bankruptcy appeals and family law appeals. 

Associate Evaluation Committee
Summer Associate Writing Committee

Presentations

• "Preparing Your Employees to Be Witnesses in Civil Cases," Speaker, Annual Corporate Counsel Symposium of the Association of Corporate Counsel West Central Florida Chapter, August 19, 2011
• "Family Law Appeals," Moderator, The Florida Bar, Appellate Practice Section, Seminar, January 29, 2009
• "Practice in the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals," Moderator, The Hillsborough County Bar Association, Appellate Practice Section, Seminar, December 3, 2008
• "Preparing for an Appeal," Speaker, The Florida Bar's Basic Appellate Practice Seminar, October 8, 2010; November 13, 2008; October 5, 2007; & September 8, 2006
• "Issues on Appeal: Winners and Losers," Speaker, Florida Law for Insurance Professionals Seminar, October 25, 2006
• “Perfecting Your Civil Appeal,” Speaker, The Florida Bar's Basic Appellate Practice Seminar, March 30, 2006
• “The Business of Insurance in Florida,” Speaker, Tampa, FL, October  31, 2003

Publications

• "The Proper Use of Commercial Mechanisms in Family Law Matters," Author, The Florida Bar Family Law Section Commentator, Summer 2010
• “Enforcing Proposals for Settlement and Offers of Judgment in Federal Court:  Mission Impossible?” Co-Author, Florida Bar Journal, December 2009
• "The Importance of Transcripts for the Record on Appeal," Author, Hillsborough County Bar Association Lawyer, March 2008
• "Pulling Together the Record on Appeal," Author, Chapter Two of The Pro Se [Self-Represented] Handbook: Representing Yourself on Appeal, and Assistant Editor, The Florida Bar Appellate Practice Section, 2008
• "When and Where Can Lawyers Cite Unpublished Opinions?" Author, Published in Hillsborough County Bar Association Lawyer, October 2007, and The Record, Florida Bar Appellate Practice Section, Summer 2007 
• "Bankruptcy Appellate Procedure," Author of published materials presented at The Florida Bar Bankruptcy Appeals Seminar, March 8, 2007 
• "Responding to Requests for Production," Author, Chapter in The Defense Speaks, A manual published by the Florida Defense Lawyers Association, 2006
• “Appeals During and After Arbitration - State and Federal Issues,” Author, The Florida Bar Journal, January 2005
• “Responding to Requests for Electronic Documents and Data Bases: An Inside and Outside Perspective,” Co-Authored, ABA Journal Meeting, published materials, April 2003
• “Standard for Design Defect: A Monograph," prepared by the ABA Section of Litigation's Product Liability Committee, Author, Contributor to 50 State Survey, Georgia and South Carolina, 2003