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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

PALM BEACH DIVISION

Case No.: 9:22-cv-81961-AMC

JONATHAN LEE REIGROD, 

An Individual,

Plaintiff,

v.

GARBER DELRAY INC.,

d/b/a DELRAY BUICK GMC,

A Florida Corporation, 

Defendant.

______________________________/

ATTORNEY DARREN R. NEWHART’S AFFIDAVIT 

IN SUPPORT OF ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTS

Darren R. Newhart states upon his oath and under the penalty of perjury that 

he is competent to testify and makes this Declaration based upon personal 

knowledge, and, if called upon to testify, would testify as follows:

1. I submit this declaration to provide the Court with my qualifications 

in support of the amount of attorney’s fees and costs.

2. I received my B.A. from the University of North Florida in 2008. 

3. I graduated from St. Thomas University School of Law in 2014 and 

was admitted to the Florida Bar in 2015.

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4. I am admitted to practice in the District Court for the Southern District 

of Florida, the District Court for the Middle District of Florida, and the Eleventh 

Circuit Court of Appeals. 

5. My practice involves only the representation of consumers under 

consumer protection statutes. 

6. I have litigated hundreds of individual consumer law cases and was 

co-counsel on several class action consumer law cases in Federal and state court. 

7. Specifically, cases involving violations of Truth in Lending Act 

(“TILA”), THE Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act (“FCCPA”), and the 

Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act (“FDUTPA”) including:

• Shore v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., et al., Case No. 

16-cv-60125-JIC (S.D. Fla.) (Class Action) ($400,000 

recovery for borrowers as a result of reinstatement 

quotes).

• Paneque, Ignacio v. Bank of America, N.A. and Frenkel, 

Lambert, Weiss, Weisman & Gordon, LLP, Case No. 16-

cv-21212-DPG (S.D. Fla.) (Class Action).

• Bacardi, Kimberly v. Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc., 

Case No. 16-23381-RNS (S.D. Fla.) (Class Action).

• Cabrera, Manuel v. Haims Motors, Inc., Case No.: 17-

CIV-60500-Bloom/Valle (S.D. Fla.) (granting summary 

judgment under TILA, FCCPA, and the FDUTPA car 

dealer). 

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8. I am a member of the National Association of Consumer Advocates

(“NACA”).

9. I was on the panel of speakers at NACA’s spring training for 

consumer protection lawyers: 

• Spotting and Litigating TILA Claims. National Association of 

Consumer Advocates Spring Training, June 2020.

10. According to the 2017-2018 United States Consumer Law Attorney 

Fee Report, the median attorney rate for lawyers in south Florida who handle car 

cases is $400. 

11. I certify that all of the time entries submitted were required in the 

prosecution of this claim, and that my time was kept contemporaneously during the 

course of this claim.

12. I expended 1.9 hours in the prosecution of this claim. 

13. In 2018, the Honorable Magistrate Judge Alicia O. Valle for the 

Southern District of Florida awarded the undersigned $300 per hour. Cabrera v. 

Haims Motors, Inc., 17-CV-60500, 2018 WL 2455438, at *3 (S.D. Fla. June 1, 

2018). 

14. On July 11, 2021, the Honorable County Court Judge Chiaka 

Ihekwaba awarded the undersigned a rate of $400 per hour as a reasonable hourly 

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rate. Maria Diaz Pizzaro, et al., v. Matrix Auto Sales Inc., et al., 29 Fla. L. 

Weekly Supp. 340a.

15. Given the above, $400 is a reasonable hourly rate for the undersigned. 

VERIFICATION

I, Darren R. Newhart, under penalties of perjury, declare that I have read the 

foregoing Affidavit and that the facts stated in it are true.

_________________________

Darren R. Newhart, Esq. 

FL Bar No: 0115546

E-mail: darren@newhartlegal.com

NEWHART LEGAL, P.A.

14611 Southern Blvd. 

Suite 1351

Loxahatchee, FL 33470

Telephone: (561) 331-1806 

Facsimile: (561) 473-2946

Dated: February 8, 2023

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EXHIBIT A

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Activities Export 02/08/2023

1:52 PM

Date  Type Description Matter User Qty Rate ($) Non-billable ($) Billable ($)

01/21/2023  A103 Draft/revise L210 Pleadings:

notice of appearance

 Unbilled

00246-Reigrod

Reigrod v. Delray Buick

GMC

Darren

Newhart

0.20h $400.00 - $80.00

01/21/2023  Communication: Subject: NEW

SERVICE REQUEST -

9:22-cv-81961-AMC Reigrod v.

Delray Buick GMC

 Unbilled

00246-Reigrod

Reigrod v. Delray Buick

GMC

Darren

Newhart

0.10h $400.00 - $40.00

01/20/2023  Communication: Subject: RE:

Jonothan Lee Reigrod

 Unbilled

00246-Reigrod

Reigrod v. Delray Buick

GMC

Darren

Newhart

0.10h $400.00 - $40.00

01/19/2023  Communication: Subject: Dealer

fees at inception

 Unbilled

00246-Reigrod

Reigrod v. Delray Buick

GMC

Darren

Newhart

0.10h $400.00 - $40.00

01/18/2023  Communication: Subject: RE:

Jonothan Lee Reigrod

 Unbilled

00246-Reigrod

Reigrod v. Delray Buick

GMC

Darren

Newhart

0.10h $400.00 - $40.00

12/20/2022  A103 Draft/revise L210 Pleadings:

Edit and review complaint

 Unbilled

00246-Reigrod

Reigrod v. Delray Buick

GMC

Darren

Newhart

1.00h $400.00 - $400.00

10/23/2022  Communication: Subject:

FINALIZED: Sue Your Dealer -

Auto Fraud Retainer - Lease

Buyout - Jonathan Reigrod

 Unbilled

00246-Reigrod

Reigrod v. Delray Buick

GMC

Darren

Newhart

0.10h $400.00 - $40.00

10/22/2022  Communication: Subject:

REMINDER: ACTION NEEDED:

Sue Your Dealer - Auto Fraud

00246-Reigrod

Reigrod v. Delray Buick

GMC

Darren

Newhart

0.10h $400.00 - $40.00

1.90h $0.00

0.00h

$760.00

1.90h

1/2

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Activities Export 02/08/2023

1:52 PM

Date  Type Description Matter User Qty Rate ($) Non-billable ($) Billable ($)

Retainer - Lease Buyout -

Jonathan Reigrod

 Unbilled

10/21/2022  Communication: Subject: ACTION

NEEDED: Sue Your Dealer - Auto

Fraud Retainer - Lease Buyout -

Jonathan Reigrod

 Unbilled

00246-Reigrod

Reigrod v. Delray Buick

GMC

Darren

Newhart

0.10h $400.00 - $40.00

1.90h $0.00

0.00h

$760.00

1.90h

2/2

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