Law Office of Michael B. Brehne, P.A. v. Porter Law Firm, LLC

The Law Office of Michael B. Brehne, P.A. ("Law Office"), appeals a final *855summary judgment in favor of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company and Southern-Owners Insurance Company (collectively, "the Insurers"), finding that the Insurers had not impaired Law Office's charging lien on the settlement proceeds paid to its former client and her newly retained counsel. The Insurers concede that Law Office properly perfected its charging lien before they disbursed the settlement proceeds to the former client's newly retained counsel. They contend that because the charging lien attaches only…