HEISTON v. SCHWARTZ & ZONAS, LLP

Case No. 2D16-3417.

221 So.3d 1268 (2017)

Dominic HEISTON, as Personal Representative for the Estate of Dylan Matthew Heiston, Deceased, Appellant, v. SCHWARTZ & ZONAS, LLP, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Opinion filed July 7, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

P. Brandon Perkins and Kristen D. Perkins , of Rogers Towers P.A., Fort Myers, for Appellant.

Joseph D. Stewart of Joseph D. Stewart, P.A., Naples, for Appellee.


This case involves a dispute between two law firms regarding the allocation of an attorney's contingent fee earned after the settlement of a wrongful death claim. Dominic Heiston, as personal representative of the Estate of Dylan Heiston, deceased, appeals the trial court's order that awarded the entire fee to Schwartz & Zonas...

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