Bresky Law recently won a motion for rehearing of an order of contempt that held our client in contempt for failure to pay an award of temporary attorney’s fees. We are in the process of appealing the underlying order requiring our client to pay fees to opposing counsel. The parties were divorced in 2005...
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There and Back Again: Recovering Appellate Attorney’s Fees After a Successful Appeal
Bresky Law recently obtained entitlement to appellate attorney’s fees in several appeals in which it prevailed. Additionally, Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.400(a) provides that a prevailing party on appeal is entitled to recover its costs for litigating an appeal unless the appellate court orders otherwise. The recovery of appellate attorney’s fees and costs...
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Bresky Law Obtains Reversal of Order Denying Wife’s Attorney’s Fees and Attributing Wife Depleted Marital Assets
Goldstein v. Goldstein
Case No. 4D10-3081
We represented a former wife in an appeal from an amended final judgment of dissolution of marriage. The trial court had denied our client her attorney’s fees and costs without making any findings as to our client’s need and the former husband’s ability to pay. Additionally, in the equitable distribution...
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Bresky Law Successfully Defends Appellate Win In Favor Of Former Wife Against Motion For Rehearing
Hallac v. Hallac
Case No. 4D10-4450
We represented a former wife in an appeal from the trial court’s order on opposing motions for attorney’s fees following trial. On appeal, our firm argued that it was legal error for the trial court to have used our client’s refusal of a settlement offer and the fact that she...
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Bresky Law Obtains Reversal of Fee Award Against Former Wife Awarded Based on Rejection of a Settlement Offer
Hallac v. Hallac
Case No. 4D10-4450
We represented a former wife in an appeal from the trial court’s order on opposing motions for attorney’s fees following trial. Early in the dissolution of marriage case, our client had rejected the former husband’s settlement offer and made a counteroffer. The case proceeded to trial and our client obtained...
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Insureds’ Entitlement to Attorney’s Fees Resolved – Win at the Fourth District Court of Appeal
Rahabi v. FIGA
Case No. 4D10-846*
The issue on appeal was whether our clients were entitled to an award of attorney’s fees because FIGA affirmatively denied our clients’ claim under the insurance policy prior to paying the appraisal award.
Our clients’ roof was damaged by Hurricane Wilma in 2005. Our clients sought coverage under the...
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Fourth DCA Reverses Order Granting Attorney’s Fees in Lemon Law Arbitration as “Damages” Under Section 681.112(1), Fla. Stat.
Chrysler Group, LLC v. Musacchia, 4D10-212
June 8, 2011
The Fourth District Court of Appeal recently reversed a trial court decision granting a claim for attorney’s fees under section 681.112(1), Florida Statutes (2006). The Musacchias filed a successful arbitration action against Chrysler with the Lemon Law New Motor Vehicle Arbitration Board after they experienced numerous problems...
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Entitlement to Attorney’s Fees in Probate Matter Resolved – Win at the Supreme Court:
Carlin v. Javorek
The issue was whether the Supreme Court should exercise its discretionary jurisdiction to review of the Fourth District Court of Appeal’s reversal of a trial court’s order denying an award of attorney’s fees to our client.
The Fourth District Court of Appeal recently reversed a trial court decision holding that our client was...
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Entitlement to Attorneys’ Fees Awarded Following Grant of Motion to Dismiss
Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.400(b) states:
A motion for attorneys’ fees may be served not later than the time for service of the reply brief and shall state the grounds on which recovery is sought. The assessment of attorneys’ fees may be remanded to the lower tribunal. If attorney’s fees are assessed by the...
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Is Expert Testimony Necessary for Attorney’s Fees Charging Lien?
The issue of whether the trial court erred in denying our client’s motion for attorney’s fees based on a charging lien merely because our client did not call an independent expert witness to testify concerning the reasonableness of the fees has been certified to the Florida Supreme Court.
Our client, an attorney, represented the Former...
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