Legal Opinion

Felice v. Sutherland Pullen Law, PLLC

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided October 24, 2014No. 2D13-5958Published

1Opinion of the Court

CASANUEVA, Judge.

Anthony Felice appeals an order imposing a charging lien in favor of his attorney, Marsha Sutherland Pullen, for attorney’s fees incurred in connection with his dissolution of marriage proceedings. We reverse the order insofar as it grants a charging lien on the homestead property of Mr. Felice and affirm the order in all other respects.

In its order, the trial court awarded a lien in the amount of $88,567.60 in favor of the law firm, Sutherland Pullen Law, on all property awarded to Mr. Felice in the dissolution action, including his homestead property.1 This was held to be…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Chames v. DeMayoSupreme Court of Florida · 2007
  2. Sass v. SassDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008

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