Legal Opinion
Naftzger v. Elam
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided July 16, 2010No. 2D09-2997PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SILBERMAN, Judge.
Brenda Naftzger was the plaintiff in a premises liability action, and attorney B. Lee Elam represented her. Naftzger eventually terminated Elam as her attorney. Later, the action settled and the trial court entered an order dismissing it with prejudice. Attorney Elam then filed a petition in the same action, claiming a charging lien for attorney’s fees for work that he performed prior to the termination of his representation. Naftzger appeals the final judgment that the trial court entered which enforced the charging lien and awarded attorney Elam $12,000 in attorney’s fees.…
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