L.A. Attorney Fee Program Was A Big Success
June 28, 2010
On June 24, 2010, NALFA hosted the 2nd Annual L.A. Attorney Fee Conference: “It Pays To Be Reasonable” at Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles, California. The conference featured...
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U.S. Supreme Court Makes Lodestar Multiplier Less Likely
April 22, 2010
On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court decided the most important attorney fees cases in years: Perdue v. Kenny A. (08-970). In a 5-4 majority opinion, the Court overturned a lodestar multiplier...
Billing attorneys should submit his/her own opinion on the amount of a reasonable attorney fee. The attorneys in the litigation are considered “experts” on the work they did and the...
L.A. Attorney Fee Litigation Conference: “It Pays To Be Reasonable”Southwestern Law SchoolLos Angeles, CAJune 24, 2010Noon-5pm It’s back by popular demand! NALFA is hosting...
Donald Trump: Attorney Fee Expert??
February 2, 2010
In a WSJ blog report, "Trump Claiming He Has Ph.D. in Legal Fees Dukes it Out With Lawyers" Donald Trump claims to have specialized expertise on attorney fees. "I have dealt...
Six Basic Documents Supporting an Attorney Fee Award
December 15, 2009
To maximize the chances of success of a motion to obtain attorney's fees in the requested amount, the prevailing attorney always should present the following six basic supporting...
Opinions of Attorney Fee Experts
November 20, 2009
"Lay persons are not able to adjudicate the matter of reasonable attorney fee without the testimonial opinion of an expert. Even where a judge is the finder of fact of a reasonable...