WALIA v. HODGSON RUSS LLP

No. 4D09-457.

28 So.3d 987 (2010)

Anil WALIA, Appellant, v. HODGSON RUSS LLP and Susan Walia, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

March 10, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa F. Santos of Lisa F. Santos P.A., Boca Raton, for appellant.

David A. Riggs of Hodgson Russ LLP, Boca Raton, for appellees.


LEVINE, J.

The issue presented in this appeal is whether the trial court erred by imposing a charging lien against a party prior to the entry of final judgment in the underlying action. We find the lien was erroneously imposed, and we reverse.

The appellant's wife filed for dissolution of the couple's marriage, and appellant retained appellee Hodgson Russ LLP to represent him in the proceeding. Prior to trial, the appellee law firm withdrew from the case and...

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