Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1994

Searcy, Denney, Scarola, Barnhart & Shipley, P.A. v. Poletz ex rel. Poletz

Searcy, Denney, Scarola, Barnhart & Shipley, P.A. v. Poletz ex rel. Poletz
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided March 4, 1994 · Frank, Hall, Patterson
646 So. 2d 209; 1994 Fla. App. LEXIS 1663; 1994 WL 63491 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Searcy, Denney, Scarola, Barnhart & Shipley, P.A. v. Poletz ex rel. Poletz

Opinion of the Court

PATTERSON, Judge.

In this dispute over how the fee of a lawyer, first retained under a contingent fee contract, then discharged, should be calculated on a quantum meruit basis, we affirm the trial court. See Rood v. McMakin, 538 So.2d 125 (Fla. 2d DCA 1989); Riesgo v. Weinstein, 523 So.2d 752 (Fla. 2d DCA 1988). We certify conflict with Stabinski Funt & De Oliveira, P.A. v. Law Offices of Frank H. Alvarez, 490 So.2d 159 (Fla. 3d DCA), review denied, 500 So.2d 545 (Fla. 1986), and Faro v. Romani 629 So.2d 872 (Fla. 4th DCA 1993).

FRANK, C.J., and HALL, J., concur.

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