Legal Opinion

Dean v. Rutherford Mulhall, P.A.

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided August 26, 2009No. 4D08-2267PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtPolen, J.

Appellant, Michael Dean, appeals a final judgment of the trial court granting Appel-lee, Rutherford Mulhall, P.A.’s Motion for Entry of Final Judgment and ordering Dean to pay the law firm $32,000. This court has jurisdiction. Fla. R.App. P. 9.030(b)(1)(A) (2008).

In December 2007, Rutherford Mulhall filed a complaint alleging that Dean failed to pay for legal services provided to him in the amount of $24,236.29. Dean answered that the fees charged were excessive. In March 2008, the parties attended mediation and, after three hours, failed to reach an agreement. The mediator reported to the…

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  4. Freedman v. Fraser Eng'g & Testing, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006

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