Legal Question in Personal Injury in Florida

If I fire my current attorney, and go to mitigation on my own to settle the case would they be entitle to any settlement funds.


Asked on 12/18/12, 5:17 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys

Barry Stein De Cardenas, Freixas, Stein & Zachary

If the case is contingency, your attorney is entitled to quantum meruit, the reasonable value of the services provided. It is a complete facts and circumstances test.

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Answered on 12/19/12, 6:17 am
David Slater David P. Slater, Esq.

Unless they were discharged for provable just cause (improper conduct), yes.

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Answered on 12/22/12, 11:30 am


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