Veronica Arenas, Esq. v. Keefe P. Smith and Carolina Vargas
CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
Date FiledMay 4, 2021
Docket1D20-2626
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
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No. 1D20-2626
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VERONICA ARENAS, Esq.,
Appellant,
v.
KEEFE P. SMITH and CAROLINA
VARGAS,
Appellees.
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On appeal from the Circuit Court for Levy County.
Susanne Wilson Bullard, Judge.
May 4, 2021
PER CURIAM.
AFFIRMED. See Daniel Mones, P.A. v. Smith, 486 So. 2d 559,
561 (Fla. 1986) (holding attorney wishing to perfect a charging lien
must โeither file a notice of lien or otherwise pursue the lien in the
original actionโ); Greenberg Traurig, P.A. v. Starling, 238 So. 3d
862, 864โ65 (Fla. 2d DCA 2018) (rejecting argument that three
letters warning of intent to pursue charging lien were sufficient to
perfect lien, where no notice of lien or other act in pursuit of lien
was filed before case was dismissed).
KELSEY, JAY, and NORDBY, JJ., concur.
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Not final until disposition of any timely and
authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or
9.331.
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Veronica Arenas, Esq., pro se, Appellant.
No appearance for Appellees.
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