Legal Opinion

LaVere-Alvaro v. Syprett, Meshad, Resnick, Lieb, Dumbaugh, Jones, Krotec & Westheimer, P.A.

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided February 18, 2011No. 2D10-1379Published

1Opinion of the Court

CRENSHAW, Judge.

Donna LaVere-Alvaro appeals a judgment imposing a charging lien in favor of her former counsel, Syprett, Meshad, Res-nick, Lieb, Dumbaugh, Jones, Krotec & Westheimer, P.A. (Syprett), for attorney’s fees and costs incurred during its representation of LaVere-Alvaro in a dissolution of marriage action. The judgment also awarded Syprett a retaining lien on all of LaVere-Alvaro’s property in its possession. We find the trial court erred by entering the charging lien because it failed to determine whether Syprett provided services that produced a positive judgment or settlement for…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Sinclair, Etc. & Zavertnik, PA v. BaucomSupreme Court of Florida · 1983
  2. Correa v. ChristensenDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001
  3. Mitchell v. ColemanDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004
  4. Brickell Place Condo Ass'n v. Joseph H. Ganguzza & Associates, P.A.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2010
  5. Boroff v. Bic Corp.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998

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