In re Guardianship of Ansley, 94 So.3d 711 (Fla. 2d DCA August 17, 2012)
As I recently wrote here, a judge’s attorney’s fee order is automatically subject to reversal if it doesn’t contain detailed findings of fact explaining …
In re Guardianship of Ansley, 94 So.3d 711 (Fla. 2d DCA August 17, 2012)
As I recently wrote here, a judge’s attorney’s fee order is automatically subject to reversal if it doesn’t contain detailed findings of fact explaining …
Bishop v. Estate of Rossi, — So.3d —- 2013 WL 132449 (Fla. 5th DCA January 11, 2013)
In Fla. Patient’s Comp. Fund v. Rowe, 472 So.2d 1145 (Fla.1985), the Florida Supreme Court adopted the federal “lodestar” …
Shuck v. Smalls, — So.3d —-, 2012 WL 6027820 (Fla. 4th DCA December 05, 2012)
In civil litigation you usually have years to file your complaint: most statute of limitations periods fall within the 2-6 year range. Not surprisingly, …
Guy Bennett Rubin, P.A. v. Guettler, — So.3d —-, 2011 WL 4577670 (Fla. 4th DCA Oct 05, 2011)
The Florida Bar ethics rules governing contingent fee agreements are found in Rule 4-1.5(f). Other than in divorce and criminal-defense …
Levin v. Levin, — So.3d —-, 2011 WL 3477032 (Fla. 4th DCA Aug 10, 2011)
In both F.S. § 733.106(4) and F.S. § 733.6175(2), a probate judge is given the express statutory authority to determine from whose share …
Johnson v. Amritt, — So.3d —-, 2010 WL 4861745 (Fla. 3d DCA Dec 01, 2010)
In contested trust and estate proceedings the fiduciary in charge of the estate (i.e., the trustee, personal representative or guardian) hires the lawyer, but …
Price v. Austin, — So.3d —-, 2010 WL 3120212 (Fla. 1st DCA Aug 10, 2010)
Over the last few years probate lawyers have been scratching their heads wondering if, when and how Civ. Pro. Rule 1.525, the rule …
If you’re an estate planner, it’s not unusual to get asked if the fees being proposed by trust company "X" are reasonable. We usually have a sense of what the going rate is in our market, but it’s mostly a …
Morrison v. West, — So.3d —-, 2010 WL 532792 (Fla. 4th DCA Feb 17, 2010)
The linked-to opinion above is the last gasp of bitter litigation swirling around the $100 million estate of Palm Beach socialite Pedro Morrison, who died …
Glantz and Glantz, P.A. v. Chinchilla, — So.3d —-, 2009 WL 1531644 (Fla. 4th DCA June 3, 2009)
An appellate court won’t reverse a probate judge’s ruling cutting attorneys fees unless there’s been an "abuse of discretion." In other …