JEFFREY HOWARD HUGGINS, APPELLANT,

v.

DONNA AYLENE HUGGINS, APPELLEE

Citator

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• Snow v. Harlan Bakeries, Inc., 932 So. 2d 411 (Fla. 2d DCA 2006)
  …of the fee.”). “At a minimum, an award for attorney’s fees ‘requires a predicate of substantial competent evidence in the form of testimony by the attorney performing services and by an expert as to the value of those services.’ ” Pridgen v. Agoado, 901 So. 2d 961, 962 (Fla. 2d DCA 2005) (quoting Cooper v. Cooper, 406 So. 2d 1223, 1224 (Fla. 4th DCA 1981)). The attorney moving for fees can testify as to the amount of time he expended, but he must present some expert testimony as to what would be a reasonable…
• CED Cap. Holdings 2000 EB, LLC v. Ctcw-Berkshire Club, LLC, 363 So. 3d 192 (Fla. 6th DCA 2023)
  …SB, 217 So. 3d 209, 210 (Fla. 1st DCA 2017) (holding that absent a stipulation or waiver, the party seeking fees should present testimony from the lawyer who performed the services or an authorized representative of the law firm); Pridgen v. Agoado, 901 So. 2d 961, 962 (Fla. 2d DCA 2005) (holding that an award of attorney’s fees requires evidence in the form of testimony by the attorney preforming services); Tutor Time Merger Corp. v. MeCabe, 763 So. 2d 505, 506 (Fla. 4th DCA 2000) (holding that an award of f…
• Debra J. Sutton, P.A. v. LeBEAU, 912 So. 2d 327 (Fla. 2d DCA 2005)
  …s must be supported by substantial competent evidence and contain express findings regarding the number of hours reasonably expended and a reasonable hourly rate for the type of litigation involved.”) (citations omitted); see also Pridgen v. Agoado, 901 So. 2d 961, 962 (Fla. 2d DCA 2005) (‘When a fee award is not supported by substantial competent evidence in the record, the appellate court will reverse the award without remand for further findings.”). Reversed. VILLANTI and WALLACE, JJ„ Concur.…

Authorities Cited

• Pitcher v. Schneider (Fla. 5th DCA 2018)
• Albert v. Applegate et ux., 377 So. 2d 1150 (Fla. 1979)