Legal Opinion

Barner v. Searcy, Denney, Scarola, Barnhart & Shipley, P.A.

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided March 16, 1995No. 83383Published

1Opinion of the Court

KOGAN, Justice.

We have for review Searcy, Denney, Scarola, Barnhart & Shipley, P.A v. Barner, 632 So.2d 1071 (Fla. 4th DCA 1994), which expressly and directly conflicts with Boyette v. Martha White Foods, Inc., 528 So.2d 539 (Fla. 1st DCA), review denied, 538 So.2d 1255 (Fla.1988), and various other district court decisions, on the issue of whether the Rowe1 lodestar method for determining rea*373sonable attorney fees applies to a fee dispute between a discharged attorney and former client. We have jurisdiction. Art. Y, § 3(b)(3), Fla. Const.

We approve the district court’s decision based on our…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Florida Patient's Compensation Fund v. RoweSupreme Court of Florida · 1985
  2. SEARCY, DENNEY, SCAROLA v. PoletzSupreme Court of Florida · 1995
  3. Boyette v. Martha White Foods, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988
  4. Searcy, Denney, Scarola, Barnhart & Shipley, P.A. v. BarnerDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994

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