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