July 25, 2016
A recent ABA Journal article “Sharing Fees with a Lawyer Outside the Firm is OK as Long as Certain Rules are Followed” by David Hudson report on the ethical rules of attorney fee sharing. The...
NALFA is hosting the nation’s largest multi-state CLE program on attorney fees ethics, “Attorney Fees & Ethics: It Pays To Be Reasonable.” This live, remote CLE takes place on July 28,...
A recent Legal Intelligencer story, “Associates May Have Closer Eye on How They Are Billing Out,” reports that hourly rates can be a moving target as clients negotiate down firms' published rates,...
June 2, 2016
A recent Delaware Law Weekly story, “Two Wilmington Firms’ Battle Over Attorney Fees Rolls on Fees,” reports that a heated fee dispute between two Wilmington law firms will continue to play out...
A recent Legal Intelligencer story, “Insurer Hit With Attorney Fees for ‘Unreasonable’ Removal,” reports that a federal judge has ordered an insurance company to pay attorney fees and costs...
A recent Legal Intelligencer story, “Pa. Justices Side With Firm in Fee Dispute,” reports that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled a law firm cannot be held liable for breach of contract...
April 26, 2016
A recent New Jersey Law Journal story, “NJ Justices Expand Fee Shifting to Include Non-Clients” reports that a sharply divided New Jersey Supreme Court ruled April 26 that attorneys can be held...
April 25, 2016
A recent ABA Journal story, “When Can Two Lawyers From Different Firms Divide in a Referral Agreement?” reports that ABA Formal Ethics Opinion from the ABA’s Standing Committee on Ethics and...
April 22, 2016
A recent Texas Lawyer story, “Former Galveston Attorney Wins Appeal on Attorney Fees” reports that a Houston appeals court issued an opinion affirming a judgment awarding former Galveston...
April 12, 2016
A recent Daily Business Review story, “Fee Fight Freezes $3.5M Award in Tobacco Case” reports that a dispute among plaintiffs attorneys over the division of attorney fees has hung up the...
