Bresky Law Serves as Expert Attorney’s Fee Witness for Homeowners Who Prevailed in Appeal Against HOA

September 20, 2017 Appellate attorney Jonathan Mann of Bresky Law recently served as an expert attorney’s fee witness on behalf of homeowners who prevailed in an appeal brought by their homeowner’s association (“HOA”). The homeowners prevailed at the county court level after a particularly long and drawn-out legal dispute regarding assessments. The homeowners also obtained a...

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 Reversal of a Final Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage Denying a Former Wife’s Petition for Relocation

June 7, 2017* Our firm, through attorney Dan Weinger, recently obtained a reversal of the portion of a final judgement of dissolution of marriage denying a Former Wife's petition to relocate with her two young children to Virginia. The appeal concerned a dissolution proceeding between a husband and wife who were...

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...

Bresky Law Obtains Reversal and Remand for Clarification of Inconsistency Between Final Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage and Parenting Plan

January 18, 2017 Our firm recently obtained the reversal and remand of a Final Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage for clarification of an inconsistency between the Final Judgment and the Parenting Plan. We represented the former wife in an appeal of a Final Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage. An issue of contention between the parties at...

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...

Florida Supreme Court Determines Which Theory of Recovery Applies Under Insurance Policy When Both Included and Excluded Perils Converge to Cause Loss

Sebo v. American Home Assurance Company, Inc., Case No. SC14-897 (Fla. Dec. 1, 2016)* If your homeowner’s insurance policy includes coverage for rainwater damage but excludes construction defects, how should a court determine whether your loss is covered when your home suffers a loss where both factors clearly converge and act in concert and there...

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...

Appellate Court Vacates Prematurely-Entered Order Granting Opponent’s Motion to Supplement Record on Appeal

A district court of appeal recently vacated a prematurely-entered order that had granted our opponent’s motion to supplement the record on appeal. We represent the appellant in an appeal stemming from a commercial dispute over a limited liability company. The appellate briefs have not yet been filed. There was also a separate derivative action in...