WATKINS v. GILBRIDE HELLER & BROWN, P.A.

No. 3D99-681.

754 So.2d 759 (2000)

Floyd WATKINS, Appellant, v. GILBRIDE HELLER & BROWN, P.A., Lawrence Heller and Timothy Henkel, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

March 8, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bedzow, Korn, Brown, Miller & Zemel, and Franklin L. Zemel, Aventura, and Teri L. DiGiulian, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

Mitrani, Rynor, Adamsky, Macaulay & Zorrilla, and Pamela A. Chamberlin, and Isaac J. Mitrani, Miami; Kenny Nachwalter Seymour Arnold Critchlow & Spector, and Michael Nachwalter, Miami, for appellees.

Before GERSTEN, FLETCHER, and SORONDO, JJ.


FLETCHER, Judge.

Floyd Watkins appeals an adverse final summary judgment in a legal malpractice claim against his former attorneys, appellees Gilbride Heller & Brown, P.A., Lawrence Heller and Timothy Henkel [GHB]. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

This malpractice action arises out of a lawsuit brought by NCNB National Bank of Florida [NCNB] against Watkins. Watkins hired GHB to defend him against NCNB's action, and to file a counterclaim...

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