A recent Reuters story by Alison Frankel, “Judge in $3B Petrobras Securities Case Cuts Class Lawyers’ Fees by $100M,” reports that on the attorney fee award in the Petrobras securities class...
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Opinion: The Trouble with Lodestar Fee Awards
May 30, 2018
A recent Reuters editorial by Alison Frankel, “The Trouble with Lodestar Fee Awards, Anthem Class Action Edition,” opines on the recent fee request in the Anthem data breach class action. The...
A recent Daily Report article by Shari Klevens and Alanna Clair, “Consider Mandatory Arbitration to Resolve Fee Disputes,” reports on the most effect manner to resolve attorney fee disputes. ...
A recent Connecticut Law Tribune article by Shari Klevens and Alanna Clair, “Reducing Collection Lawsuits Through Effective Billing Practices,” reports on strategies for collecting unpaid legal...
Strategies for Collecting Fees from Clients
April 11, 2018
A recent Texas Lawyer article by Shari Klevens and Alanna Clair, “Strategies for Collecting Fees from Clients,” reports on strategies for collecting unpaid legal fees. This article was posted...
A recent Law.com story by Matthew R. Weisberg, “Terminated Mid-Stream: What Are Contingent Fee Lawyer’s Remedies?” reports on being fired in the middle of a contingency fee agreement. This...
Opinion: End Excessive Fees in Class Action Litigation
March 19, 2018
A recent Law.com editorial by the Law Journal Editorial Board, “End Excessive Fees in Class Action Litigation,” opines on attorney fees in class action litigation. It reads: Final approval...
Why Elite Law Firms Should Raise Hourly Rates
March 5, 2018
A recent Law.com article by Hugh A. Simons, “Why Elite Law Should Raise Rates,” reports on hourly rates at elite law firms. This article was posted with permission. The article reads: Elite...
Two Key Provisions for Your Fee Agreement
February 27, 2018
A recent CEBblog article by Julie Brooks, “2 Key Provisions for Your Fee Agreement,” writes about two keep provisions in fee agreement. This article was posted with permission. The article...
Approval of Attorney Fee Defense Provisions Post-Asarco
February 19, 2018
A recent Legal Intelligencer article by Rudolph J. DiMassa Jr. and Jarret P. Hitchings, “Approval of Fee Defense Provisions in Retention Agreements Post-ASARCO,” on recent approval of fee defense...