Lent v. Baur, Miller & Webner, P.A.

The plaintiff, Monika Lent, appeals from the dismissal of her complaint with prejudice. We affirm.

Monika Lent hired Thomas Baur, a lawyer licensed to practice in the State of Florida and in Germany, to represent her in connection with the division of her husband’s estate in Germany. Baur and Lent travelled to Germany wherein they conducted certain negotiations with the husband’s heirs in the presence of a German Notary Public/Lawyer, Dietrich Kermer. In his capacity as a German Notary Public, Kermer led the negotiations concerning the division of the estate and gave unbiased advice to all…