Bresky Law Helps Lawyer Pursue Fees for Services to Guardianship

May 10, 2017 Bresky Law recently obtained reversal of two crucial rulings in an order on three petitions for compensation filed by a lawyer who had represented a guardian. Bresky’s firm also helped the lawyer obtain an unconditional award of entitlement to appellate attorney’s fees. In the trial court, the lawyer had submitted three petitions for...

Bresky Law Obtains Affirmance of Final Judgment Against Insurer on Verdict for Injured Plaintiff

May 25, 2017 Our firm recently obtained an affirmance of a final judgment rendered in favor of an injured plaintiff following a favorable verdict. The plaintiff suffered injuries in two separate car accidents as a result of the negligence of other drivers. The plaintiff sought...

Bresky Law Obtains Affirmance of Order Awarding Former Wife Attorney’s Fees in Dissolution of Marriage Proceeding

April 13, 2017 Our firm recently obtained an affirmance in the appeals court of a Final Order on Attorney’s Fees and Costs (“Fee Order”) rendered by a trial court in favor of our client in a divorce proceeding. We represented the former wife in the former husband’s appeal of the Fee Order that was entered following...

Bresky Law Assists Homeowner in Obtaining Dismissal of Appeal and Entitlement to Attorney’s Fees in Dispute Over Sale of Property

March 20, 2017 Bresky Law recently assisted a plaintiff homeowner in successfully obtaining dismissal of an appeal of trial court orders that gave him the power to complete the sale of the property despite the Defendant’s attempts to frustrate his efforts. The parties, who were not married, had previously purchased a home together. They later had...

Fourth DCA Clarifies Standard of Review Applicable to Modification of Pretrial Child Custody and Timesharing Temporary Relief Orders

Riddle v. Riddle, Case No. 4D16-2803 (Fla. 4th DCA Mar. 29, 2017)* The Fourth DCA recently clarified that in modifying a pretrial temporary custody order there is no requirement for the trial court to find a “substantial change in circumstances,” and a trial court’s ruling modifying a pretrial, temporary relief order on child custody or...

Bresky Law Obtains Dismissal of Lawsuit Against Church and Pastor

Jackson v. The S Avenue Church of Christ of Riviera Beach, Inc., and Jonathan B. Young, Case No. 2015-CA-005206 (Fla. 15th Jud. Cir. Nov. 22, 2016) Our firm recently obtained dismissal of a lawsuit against a church and its pastor, that was brought by a group of disgruntled former church members. The church terminated the...

Bresky Law Obtains PCA Affirming Trial Court’s Orders in Child Time-sharing Contempt Proceeding

Case No. 4D15-2264 (Fla. 4th DCA, Oct. 20, 2016)* Bresky Law recently represented a father as the appellee opposing an appeal by the mother/former wife regarding a contempt proceeding involving child time-sharing. In the Fourth District Court of Appeal, the mother challenged an order denying her exceptions to the magistrate’s report on the father’s motion...

Bresky Law Successfully Defends Against Motion to Stay Pending Appeal of Order Awarding Former Wife Her Attorney’s Fees

Bresky Law recently successfully defended against a motion to stay pending appeal directed at a family court order awarding our client her attorney’s fees. The trial court entered an order (“Fees Order”) that awarded our client her attorney’s fees following the dissolution of the parties’ marriage and directed that the former husband pay the fees...

To Tweet or Not to Tweet? That is the Question (and When You’re a Juror, the Answer is No)

Murphy v. Roth, Case No. 4D14-4830 (Fla. 4th DCA Oct. 5, 2016)* Jury service may not be anyone’s favorite pastime, but it is a civic duty and a critical component of the system of justice. One important aspect of jury duty is the obligation to avoid communicating about the jury service or the case, and...

“Filing” Means Electronic Filing: Bresky Law Wins Affirmance of Trial Court Order Disallowing Claim Submitted to Clerk in Paper Form

United Bank v. Estate of Frazee, Case No. 4D15-826 (Fla. 4th DCA, July 13, 2016)* UPDATE: Mandate issued on September 2, 2016. Bresky Law recently obtained affirmance of a trial court order that found a bank’s claims against a decedent’s estate untimely. The appeal required the Fourth DCA to examine the meaning of “filing” court documents...