Leiby Taylor Stearns Linkhorst & Roberts, P.A. v. Wedgewood Air Conditioning, Inc.

The law firm of Leiby, Taylor, Stearns, Linkhorst & Roberts (Leiby) appeals from a final order denying its motion for rehearing, entered after the trial court denied its claim of a charging lien. We reverse and remand.1

Wedgewood Air Conditioning, Inc. (Wedgewood) retained the law firm of Be-har, Gutt and Glazer (Behar) to represent it in a dispute with Buy Rite Real Estate and D.R.K. of Broward County, Inc. (D.R.K.).2 Wedgewood later retained Lei-by to serve as co-counsel with Behar. Thereafter, Wedgewood and D.R.K. entered into a mediated settlement agreement wherein D.R.K. agreed to pay…