Rocco v. Glenn, Rasmussen, Fogarty & Hooker, P.A.

DAVIS, Judge.

Joyce Lynn Rocco, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Dan H. Rocco, challenges the trial court’s order granting Glenn, Rasmussen, Fogarty, & Hooker, P.A. (Glenn, Rasmussen), and Peter J. Kelly’s motion to transfer the underlying cause of action to Hillsborough County.

Mrs. Rocco, who is the widow of Dan Rocco, the decedent, hired the Glenn, Rasmussen law firm to open the probate proceedings for her late husband’s estate and to represent her individually and in her capacity as personal representative of the estate. Since the decedent resided in Manatee…