IN RE RE-ASSIGNMENT OF JUDGE ROBERT T. BENTON, II

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• Glantz & Glantz, P.A. v. Chinchilla, 17 So. 3d 711 (Fla. 4th DCA 2009)
  …led to receive reasonable compensation. § 733.6171, Fla. Stat. (2007). “[A] probate court should consider the nature of the services rendered and the necessity for their performance, together with the reasonableness of the charges.” Estate of Brock, 695 So. 2d 714, 718 (Fla. 1st DCA 1996). Section (5) enumerates nine specific factors a court must consider in determining a reasonable fee. § 733.6171(5)(a), Fla. Stat. Here, the prepaid legal services contract rate of $115 per hour is presumed to be reasonable.…
• First Union Nat'l Bank v. Turney, 839 So. 2d 774 (Fla. 1st DCA 2003)
  …ell settled ‘rule in chancery cases is that a court of equity may, as justice requires, order that costs follow the result of the suit, apportion the costs between the parties, or require all costs be paid by the prevailing party.’” Estate of Brock, 695 So. 2d 714, 716 (Fla. 1st DCA 1996)(quoting Dayton v. Conger, 448 So. 2d 609, 612 (Fla. 3d DCA 1984)). In view of the substantial jury verdict here, there is no abuse of discretion in the award of the attorney’s fee. See Nalls v. Millender, 721 So. 2d at 427.…
• In re Est. OF Frank Shefner v. Shefner-Holden, 2 So. 3d 1076 (Fla. 3d DCA 2009)
  …ate.” An attorney may render services to an estate by: (1) bringing about an enhancement in value or an increase in estate assets, or (2) actions which establish and effectuate the decedent’s testamentary intent. See, e.g., Estate of Brock v. Brock, 695 So. 2d 714 (Fla. 1st DCA 1996); Segal v. Levine, 489 So. 2d 868 (Fla. 3d DCA 1986); In re Estate of Lewis, 442 So. 2d 290 (Fla. 4th DCA 1983). Lewis illustrates how services may benefit an estate by effectuating a testator’s intent. In Lewis, a decedent’s wid…