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RICHARD E. ZALDIVAR, P.A. v. SHABOUN

No. 1D08-1249.

19 So.3d 397 (2009)

RICHARD E. ZALDIVAR, P.A., Appellant, v. Michael SHABOUN, Le Cafe, Inc., and Claims Center, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied October 22, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kimberly A. Hill of Kimberly A. Hill, P.L., Fort Lauderdale, for Appellant.

Jason G. Barnett, Fort Lauderdale, for Appellee Michael Shaboun; Ralph G. Patino, Coral Gables, for Appellee Le Cafe, Inc.

PADOVANO, J.

This is an appeal from a final order denying a motion for an attorney's fee in a workers' compensation case. Because the lawyer seeking to recover the fee did not prove that the benefits obtained by the claimant were secured as a result of the legal services he provided, we conclude that the motion was properly denied and we therefore affirm.

Richard E. Zaldivar, the claimant's original lawyer,1 sought to recover an...

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