KANE v. STEWART TILGHMAN FOX & BIANCHI

Nos. 4D08-4584, 4D08-4751, 4D08-4845.

85 So.3d 1112 (2012)

Charles J. KANE, Harley N. Kane and Kane & Kane, a professional corporation, Appellants, v. STEWART TILGHMAN FOX & BIANCHI, P.A., a professional association, William C. Hearon, P.A., a professional association, and Todd S. Stewart, P.A., a professional association, Laura M. Watson, P.A. d/b/a Watson & Lentner, Laura M. Watson and Darin J. Lentner, Appellees. Laura M. Watson, P.A. d/b/a Watson & Lentner, a professional corporation, Appellants, v. Stewart Tilghman Fox & Bianchi, P.A., a professional association, William C. Hearon, P.A., a professional association, and Todd S. Stewart, P.A., a professional association, Charles J. Kane, Harley N. Kane, Laura M. Watson and Darin J. Lentner, Appellees. Stewart Tilghman Fox & Bianchi, P.A., a professional association, William C. Hearon, P.A., a professional association, and Todd S. Stewart, P.A., a professional association, Appellants, v. Kane & Kane, a professional corporation, Laura M. Watson, P.A. d/b/a Watson & Lentner, a professional corporation, Charles J. Kane, Harley N. Kane, Laura M. Watson and Darin J. Lentner, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied May 16, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles J. Kane of Kane & Kane, P.A., Boca Raton, and John Beranek of Ausley & McMullen, Tallahassee, for appellants.

Philip M. Burlington of Burlington & Rockenbach, P.A., West Palm Beach, and Stewart Tilghman Fox & Bianchi, P.A., for Appellees-Stewart Tilghman Fox & Bianchi, P.A., William C. Hearon, P.A., and Todd S. Stewart, P.A.

David B. Pakula of David B. Pakula, P.A., Pembroke Pines, for Appellee-Laura M. Watson, P.A. d/b/a Watson & Lentner.

David B. Pakula of David B. Pakula, P.A., Pembroke Pines, for appellant.

Philip M. Burlington of Burlington & Rockenbach, P.A., West Palm Beach, and Stewart Tilghman Fox & Bianchi, P.A., for appellees.

Philip M. Burlington of Burlington & Rockenbach, P.A., West Palm Beach, and Stewart Tilghman Fox & Bianchi, P.A., for appellants.

Charles J. Kane of Kane & Kane, P.A., Boca Raton, and John Beranek of Ausley & McMullen, Tallahassee, for Appellees-Charles Kane, Harley Kane and Kane & Kane.

David B. Pakula of David B. Pakula, P.A., Pembroke Pines, for Appellees-Laura M. Watson and Laura M. Watson, P.A., d/b/a Watson & Lentner and John P. Seiler of Seiler, Sautter, Zaden, Rimes & Weihe, Wilton Manors, for Appellee-Darin J. Lentner.


TAYLOR, J.

We affirm the thorough and well-reasoned final judgment of the trial court in this attorneys' fees litigation, which the trial court characterized as "a case study for a course on professional conduct involving multi-party joint representation agreements and the ethical pitfalls surrounding such agreements when the interests of some of the attorneys and/or their clients come into conflict."1

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