A recent Wall Street Journal story, “Judge Chides Lawyers on Twin Cities Archdiocese Bankruptcy Fees,” reports that a Minneapolis bankruptcy judge criticized legal fees and expenses...
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Category: Bankruptcy Fees / Expenses
SCOTUS: No "Fee for Fees" in Chapter 11 Cases
June 15, 2015
Today, in a 6-3 decision (pdf), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that bankruptcy attorneys must bear the expense of defending their fees, which could make it harder for lawyers to get paid for their...
Great Reviews for NALFA Webinars
June 3, 2015
NALFA is hosting a series of webinars on attorney fee and legal billing issues throughout 2015. All our webinars are free for NALFA members and NALFA clients. So far this year, NALFA has...
Fifth Circuit Tosses Controversial Attorney Fee Rule
April 20, 2015
A recent Texas Lawyer story, “Fifth Circuit Kills Controversial Attorney Fee Rule,” reports that, in a decision that will come as a relief to Texas bankruptcy lawyers, the U.S. Court of...
SCOTUS Oral Arguments in ASARCO's Bankruptcy Fee Issues
March 16, 2015
A recent Texas Lawyer story, “Tough Questions at $5 Million Fee Fight Before SCOTUS,” reports that predicting how the highest court’s nine justices will rule after they have heard...
A recent American Lawyer story, “Judge OKs Detroit’s $178 Million in Bankruptcy Fees,” reports that, after reviewing $178 million in fee requests from attorneys and consultants who...
Judge Rejects Fee Enhancement in Bankruptcy
January 28, 2015
A recent Delaware Business Court Insider story, “Judge Denies Request for $2.4M Fee Increase in Fisker Bankruptcy,” reports that a federal bankruptcy judge has rejected a $2.4 million fee...
NALFA Visits Chief Judge Ruben Castillo
January 20, 2015
Today, NALFA visited the chambers of Chief Judge Ruben Castillo of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in the Everett Dirksen building in downtown Chicago. The chief...
Legal Fees Draw Scrutiny in Hospital Bankruptcy
January 14, 2015
A recent American Lawyer story, “Willkie Fees in Hospital Bankruptcy Draw Renewed Scrutiny,” reports that questions persist over the $15.3 million in fees and expenses paid out to law...
NLJ Billing Survey: Hourly Rates on the Rise
January 5, 2015
A recent NLJ story, “Billing Rates Rise, Discounts Abound,” reports that, according to a recent NLJ billing survey, the price of hourly rates has risen by more than 10 percent in four years, as...