ROCHLIN v. CUNNINGHAM

No. 98-0918.

739 So.2d 1215 (1999)

Debra ROCHLIN, Appellant, v. Gillian CUNNINGHAM and Thomas Ruffin, III, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied September 24, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Diane H. Tutt and Sharon C. Greenberg of Diane H. Tutt, P.A., Plantation, for appellant.

Terrence P. O'Connor of Morgan, Carratt and O'Connor, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for Appellee-Gillian Cunningham.

Deborah Marks, Aventura, and Janice Felder Carlson, Fort Lauderdale, for Appellee-Thomas Ruffin, III.


DELL, J.

Debra Rochlin appeals an order that denied her claim for attorney's fees and charging lien, and entered a judgment awarding attorney's fees and costs in favor of Gillian Cunningham ("Cunningham"), her former client.

Appellant agreed to represent Cunningham in a paternity action against Thomas Ruffin, III ("Ruffin"). After nine months, Cunningham dismissed appellant and another attorney settled the paternity action. Thereafter, appellant filed motions...

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