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.dup~iaati~n. There sre other examplbs, suoh as rome heartngv,
. res~arah an~•~attiar mat~ero.. goa~ver; the Caurt do~a ~oti feel the
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duplioation`. ie to ~he same ex~ent as opihed by the expert =
Nitnees tor.Plainti~f. .
Aeoordingly, the Court findA ~he_time reaeanabls e~cpendec~ by
~ the attorney for fihe Qefendent in thie vase ~o be 9.50 houra.
The neYt step for tha Court fe to`determine-the 'reaeonable =
_ hourly icate dt~e to Defendant' e a~tor~ey f~r thie type of
_ litigation. The Caurt hae conoidered all of the eriteria .for -
this iseue` ae eet forth ia RoNe a~d the testimony of the
witnessee. It finde a reaaonable rate for Defendant•$ attorney to
be $150.00 ~per hour. • ~ ~ ~ _
- Baeed upon the ~oregoing, the lodestar reeult in'thie caee
ie $1,425.04. ~ ' .
When a prevailing gar4cy's couneel ie employed on a,
contingency basie, Rowe at 1151 requriee the ~trial aourt to
consider. a contingenay riak factor in awarding attorney• fees. _
While the Court doee not have a problem with De~endant's counsel ~
handling thie caee on a contingency baeis, it is concerned about
the fact that the arrangement was not reduced to`•writing. Rule
4--1.5t1) arid t2) of the ruiee Regulating Th~ - Florida_ Bar
require all contingent fee contracte to be fn writing, -
However, under the "PRBAl3HLE;-Scope" of the Aulee,. it
_ appears clear to the Court tbat they are not to b$ utiYized by .
~ ~oppoaing partiee as a defense.in ca$e¦ such as thie. Therefore, :
thig Court ahould coneider the eontingency riak factor and it
_feele a multiplier of 2.0 to be reaeonable.
- It ie thereupon ~ _ • .
~ ORDERED ~ND ADJODGSD.that Defendants, J08N A. SKl~W3RI. and
WANDA SKAWSRZ; his wife, do have and recoq~r from Plaint.iff, T~B _
A?~LANTI8 BOiLDING B. CONDOMINIOM ASSOCYATION, INC., aa reaaonabl~
attorneys feee in this matter the sum o~ $2,85Q.OO ~or which let
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