Calley v. Woodruff

BLUE, Judge.

Mr. and Mrs. Calley appeal an order awarding $10,000 as an attorney’s fee to their prior attorney, Thomas M. Woodruff, P.A. The trial court awarded the fee based on a charging lien filed by attorney Woodruff when he withdrew from representing the Calleys. The lien was based on legal services provided by Woodruff to the Calleys in a personal injury action.

Subsequent to the trial court’s order, the Florida Supreme Court issued Faro v. Romani, 641 So.2d 69 (Fla.1994). In Faro, the court held “that when an attorney withdraws from representation upon his own volition, and the…