On June 2, 2025, Creed & Gowdy filed a petition for a writ of certiorari in the Supreme Court of the United States on behalf of Shawn Montgomery, who was injured in a truck crash in Illinois. Mr. Montgomery sued the driver of the truck, the motor carrier that employed the driver, and the freight broker. The petition requests that the court resolve a circuit split on an important issue of statutory interpretation.

Alison Preston-currently a Deputy Solicitor General in the Office of the Florida Attorney General-will join Creed & Gowdy as an appellate attorney in June 2025. Ms. Preston has litigated cases in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, federal district courts, the Florida Supreme Court, and Florida's district courts of appeal. She has orally argued in the Eleventh Circuit and in four of the six district courts of appeal. Previously, she served as a law clerk to the Hon. Charles R. Wilson, Circuit Judge, on the Eleventh Circuit, and to multiple judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veteran Claims. Ms. Preston also has experience as a trial attorney for the Tax Division of the U.S. Department of Justice.

Shareholders Rebecca Creed and Bryan Gowdy commented:

We are delighted to have Alison join us.  She is a talented appellate attorney who will do an exemplary job for our clients. Her clerkship and federal experience fit our firm perfectly. Our attorneys include four who clerked at the Eleventh Circuit, two who clerked for federal district judges, and two who clerked at a Florida appellate court. Alison's addition means that our clients will continue to receive the highest quality of legal representation.

Bryan Gowdy was a guest on WJCT's First Coast Connect to speak about the current presidential administration's actions towards the legal system. You can listen here. 

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the federal convictions of Michael O' Steen, who was co-represented on appeal by Creed & Gowdy, P.A. and Michael Ufferman Law Firm, P.A. Bryan Gowdy orally argued the case to the Eleventh Circuit in March 2024.  Law360 has reported on the case (subscription required). 

Creed & Gowdy was retained by a Pensacola business, Simplified, to serve as local counsel to challenge tariffs imposed by the Trump administration.  The complaint was filed in the Northern District of Florida.  Creed & Gowdy's co-counsel, the non-profit firm New Civil Liberties Alliance, issued this press release. Reuters, Bloomberg, the Hill, the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and other media outlets are covering the lawsuit.