High Tech Mica, Inc. v. Baretta & Associates, Inc.

This appeal involves the issue of attorney’s fees. Appellant entered into a contingency fee arrangement with its attorney. Appellant brought suit on a contract, which contract required appellee, as the losing party in litigation, to pay its attorney’s fees. Apparently, because the fee contract was not in writing, and also because of a perceived conflict with the case law pertaining to contingent fee contracts, the trial court refused to award fees to appellant. This was error. See e.g., Weaver v. School Bd. of Leon County, 624 So.2d 761, 762-63 (Fla. 1st DCA 1993), rev. denied, 634 So.2d 629…