Legal Opinion
Glantz and Glantz, PA v. Chinchilla
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided June 3, 2009No. 4D07-3279PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMay, J.
A law firm appeals an award of attorney’s fees for representation of its client through a prepaid legal services program. The firm argues that the trial court erred in reducing the fee to 51% of the amount presented by the expert as a reasonable fee. We agree and reverse.
The personal representative of an estate was a member of prepaid legal services program. The program referred her to the law firm of Glantz & Glantz, P.A., where the personal representative retained Mark Mastrarrigo to handle estate matters.
Subsequently, the personal representative wrote a letter to the court expressing her…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Estate of BrockDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996
- Sitomer v. First of Am. Bank-CentralDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996
- Sotolongo v. BrakeSupreme Court of Florida · 1992
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