ADAM JEFFREY KATZ, P.A. and ADAM J. KATZ v. ANIEL JEROME

Opinion

DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FOURTH DISTRICT

ADAM JEFFREY KATZ, P.A., a Florida professional association, and ADAM J. KATZ, individually, Appellants,

v.

ANIEL JEROME,

Appellee.

No. 4D17-2835

[June 13, 2018]

Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County; Cymonie S. Rowe, Judge; L.T. Case No. 502013CA011596XXXXMB.

Richard S. Lubliner of Lubliner Kish PLLC, West Palm Beach, for appellants.

No appearance for appellee.

PER CURIAM.

Affirmed. See Evans v. McDonald, 313 F. App’x. 256, 257 (11th Cir. 2009) (noting expert testimony in legal malpractice action is not required where “the lawyer's lack of care and skill is so obvious that the trier of fact can resolve the issue as a matter of common knowledge”); Suritz v. Kelner, 155 So. 2d 831, 834 (Fla. 3d DCA 1963) (finding expert testimony was unnecessary where jury could find the attorney was negligent based on the facts presented by the plaintiff).

WARNER, TAYLOR and LEVINE, JJ., concur.

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Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.