Hook v. Rego

DAVIS, Judge.

Joan Nelson Hook challenges the trial court’s order setting attorney’s fees for her representation of the Guardianship of Josefa Kesish. Because the trial court’s order is not supported by competent, substantial evidence, we reverse.

Attorney Hook is a certified elder law attorney who has practiced as a member of the Florida Bar in the Sixth Circuit for eighteen years. She regularly represents guardianships as a part of her practice, often in the capacity of court-appointed counsel.

Mrs. Kesish, the seventy-two-year-old ward, sought a voluntary guardianship after she and her…