KUSHNER v. ENGELBERG, CANTOR & LEONE, P.A.

No. 98-0403.

750 So.2d 33 (1999)

Les A. KUSHNER, as Co-Personal Representative of the Estate of Siegbert Daniel, Appellant, v. ENGELBERG, CANTOR & LEONE, P.A., Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Opinion Granting Motion for Clarification May 19, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy W. Gregoire of Bunnell, Woulfe, Kirschbaum, Keller, Cohen & McIntyre, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

Jerald C. Cantor of Engelberg, Cantor & Leone, P.A., Hollywood, for appellee.


WARNER, J.

This is an appeal of an order awarding attorney's fees for work performed in connection with the administration of an estate. Appellant claims that the court's findings are not supported by the evidence and that the court erred in failing to reduce the fee award by the damages the firm caused the estate. We agree and reverse.

Appellee (the "Firm") represented the estate of Daniel Siegbert, valued at over $8,000,000 and consisting of securities,...

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