CHANDRIS, SA v. Yanakakis

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that the defendant “was not in Florida on a transitory basis” because “he had resided in Florida since 1980 (15 years) but apparently chose not to seek admission to The Florida Bar”
• holding that contingency fee contract “must comply with the rule governing contingent fees in order to be enforceable. ... a contract that fails to adhere to these requirements is against public policy and is not enforceable”
• holding that “prohibiting the practice of law by those who have not been examined and found qualified to practice ... is done to protect the public from being advised and represented in legal matters by unqualified persons over whom the judicial department can exercise little, if any, control”
• “[W]e find that Florida contingent fee agreements entered by attorneys not subject to our professional regulations are unauthorized legal services and are void as against public policy.”
• “[W]e hold that a contingent fee contract entered into by a member of The Florida Bar must comply with the rule governing contingent fees in order to be enforceable.”
• \[A] contract that fails to adhere the [Florida Bar rule governing contingent fees] is against public policy and is not enforceable by the member of the Florida Bar who has violated the rule.\

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

44 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Santini v. Cleveland Clinic Florida
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2011-05-11· cited 22×
• Amendments Regulating Bar-Advertising
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1999-12-17· cited 16×
• Vista Designs, Inc. v. Silverman
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2001-01-03· cited 16×
• Kerrigan, Estess, Rankin & McLeod v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1998-05-18· cited 16×
• Hotel Associates, Inc. v. Rieves, Rubens & Mayton
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 2014-05-29· cited 13×
• Citizens Nat. Bank & Trust v. Stockwell
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1996-06-13· cited 12×
• Arabia v. Siedlecki
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2001-03-28· cited 12×
• Olmsted v. Emmanuel
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2001-03-27· cited 11×
• Franklin & Marbin, PA v. Mascola
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1998-05-13· cited 10×
• King v. Young, Berkman, Berman & Karpf
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1998-03-11· cited 9×
• Cooper v. Ford & Sinclair, PA
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2004-11-17· cited 9×
• Lackey v. Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc.
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2003-10-08· cited 8×
• Elser v. Law Offices of James M. Russ
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1996-08-16· cited 7×
• The Florida Bar v. Catarcio
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1998-02-12· cited 7×
• Noris v. Silver
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1997-12-03· cited 7×
• Lehouillier v. Gallegos
  Supreme Court of Colorado· 2019-01-28· cited 7×
• Feldman v. Davis
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2011-02-02· cited 7×
• Interstate Fire & Casualty Co. v. Abernathy
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2012-05-24· cited 7×
• Corvette Shop & Supplies, Inc. v. Coggins
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2000-12-15· cited 5×
• The Florida Bar v. Rubin
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1998-04-16· cited 5×

Cites

26 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Leis v. Flynt
  Supreme Court· 1979-05-14· cited 420×
• Sperry v. Florida Ex Rel. Florida Bar
  Supreme Court· 1963-05-27· cited 362×
• Engel v. Davenport
  Supreme Court· 1926-04-12· cited 287×
• Rosenberg v. Levin
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1982-01-07· cited 133×
• Nick C. Spanos v. Skouras Theatres Corporation, Theatre & Cinema, Inc., Philhamboro, Inc., Youngstown Theatre Corporation and Modern Playhouses, Inc.
  Second Circuit· 1966-08-02· cited 109×
• State Ex Rel. Florida Bar v. Sperry
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1962-04-04· cited 71×
• Spivak v. Sachs
  New York Court of Appeals· 1965-10-21· cited 58×
• Florida Bar v. Brumbaugh
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1978-01-10· cited 53×
• Rules Regulating the Florida Bar
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1986-09-11· cited 50×
• The Dietrich Corporation v. King Resources Company, Ted J. Fiflis v. Charles A. Baer, Trustee
  Tenth Circuit· 1979-04-06· cited 44×
• United Yacht Brokers, Inc. v. Gillespie
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1979-11-21· cited 37×
• Appell v. Reiner
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 1964-10-19· cited 30×
• Perez v. Bateman
  Supreme Court· 1975-12-08· cited 28×
• American Cas. Co. v. Coastal Caisson Drill Co.
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1989-03-16· cited 22×
• The Florida Bar v. Savitt
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1978-10-12· cited 18×
• City of Miami v. Benson
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1953-03-24· cited 18×
• In Re Estate of Waring
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 1966-06-27· cited 17×
• In the Matter of the Florida Bar
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1977-09-30· cited 16×
• Norfolk and Western Railway Company v. Beatty
  S.D. Illinois· 1975-12-08· cited 15×
• Lee v. Florida Dept. of Ins. & Treasurer
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1991-09-11· cited 13×