Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Florida

lien filed on case

My lawyer quit on me and filed a lien on the case, what happens to the charging lien if i drop the case?

thank you


Asked on 8/31/06, 1:17 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
David Slater David P. Slater, Esq.

Re: lien filed on case

he will have a lien on nothing.

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Answered on 8/31/06, 4:49 pm
Alan Wagner Wagner, McLaughlin & Whittemore P.A.

Re: lien filed on case

the lien attaches to the case. if the case goes away, the lien goes away.

That does not mean that you do not owe your lawyer anything, to answer that question, I would need to see your contract and know some more facts.

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Answered on 8/31/06, 8:12 pm


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