COURTNEY v. HALL-EDWARDS

No. 3D13-2662.

134 So.3d 543 (2014)

Henry T. COURTNEY and the Courtney Law Firm, Petitioners, v. Joan HALL-EDWARDS, etc., et al., Respondents.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

March 12, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James C. Blecke , for petitioners.

Law Office of Robertson & Hunter and Loriellen Robertson , Key West; Gutierrez & Gutierrez and Gustavo Gutierrez , Coconut Grove, for respondents.

Before WELLS, SUAREZ and LAGOA, JJ.


WELLS, Judge.

We quash the decision of the court below denying any fee award to a discharged attorney who sought to enforce a charging lien for $114,250 in fees — an amount stipulated as reasonable — following a settlement post-dating a $19,000,000 jury award. This order, while acknowledging that the petitioner/lawyer is "a fine lawyer" who conducted the initial investigation in this case and conducted "well-drafted general crashworthiness discovery...

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