JOHN ALLEN FREEMAN A/K/A JERRY LEE PARKS, APPELLANT,

v.

THE STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By

• Harrington v. In re Est. OF George C. Batchelor, Steven Austin Carr, P.A., 924 So. 2d 861 (Fla. 3d DCA 2006)
  …e amount of their fees”); King v. Nelson, 362 So. 2d 727, 728 (Fla. 2d DCA 1978)(af-firming a contingency fee award following settlement where the fee agreement provided for payment of counsel upon settlement or recovery); Town of Medley v. Kimball, 358 So. 2d 1145, 1147 (Fla. 3d DCA 1978)(confirming that where an agreement so provides, a contingency fee is owed when the case is settled). We find no merit in the remainder of Harrington’s issues regarding payment of interest. See BAC Int’l Credit Corp. v. Mac…
• Esmat Zaklama, M.D. v. Mount Sinai Med. Ctr., Gardana & De La Puente, P.A., 906 F.2d 650 (11th Cir. 1990)
  …stated fees pursuant to the contingency fee contract as opposed to quantum meruit. See, e.g., Milton Kelner, P.A. v. 610 Lincoln Road, Inc., 328 So. 2d 193 (Fla.1976); King v. Nelson, 362 So. 2d 727 (Fla.Dist.Ct.App.1978); Town of Medley v. Kimball, 358 So. 2d 1145 (Fla.Dist.Ct.App.1978). Although the client may reject the proceeds obtained, thereby causing himself loss of interest, the attorney, who has obtained the contracted contingency, is entitled to his stated fees under the contingency fee contract and…