Legal Opinion
Ghannam v. Mark D. Shelnutt, P.A.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided June 17, 2016No. 5D14-3619PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SLEET, DANIEL H., Associate Judge.
John H. Ghannam, pro se, appeals the final judgment entered on August 21, 2014, awarding the Mark D. Shelnutt law firm $19,899126 in attorney fees for representing Ghannam during a portion of his dissolution of marriage.1 Ghannam contends that the -trial court erred by denying his request for production of the client file, denying his motion to compel depositions, and awarding attorney fees based solely on the testimony of Mr. Shelnutt and for services provided to a nonparty corporation. We agree and reverse and remand for a new-trial.
We initially note that…
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