A recent article, “Del. Chancery Court Awards Plaintiffs Fees Based on Defendants’ Pre-litigation Conduct” reports that Delaware Chancery judge ordered defendants to pay their...
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Big Firm + Small Fee Dispute = DC Circuit??
April 19, 2010
A recent NLJ article, “Winston’s Fee Dispute Gets Lofty Scrunity” reports that Winston & Strawn will square off against its former client Doley Securities, Inc. in the U.S. Court...
According to a recent WSJ blog post, “Minneapolis Lawyer Accused of Stealing From Clients”, Michael Margulies, a former partner at Lindquist & Vennum has agreed to be disbarred for...
Suits to Collect Legal Fees on the Rise
April 13, 2010
A recent NLJ article, “Law Firms Resort to Suing Their Clients to Collect Fees” reports that many law firms are reluctantly suing their former clients to collect unpaid attorney...
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...
Attorney Fee Awards and Common Fund Cases
October 26, 2009
In an article in Plaintiff Magazine, Mary Katherine Bedard of Lopez, Hodes, Restaino, Milman & Skikos in San Francisco explores the issues and principles of attorney fee awards in...
ABA Journal: Let's Be Reasonable
October 24, 2009
In the March 2008 edition of the ABA Journal, Let's Be Reasonable reviews the large body of law and opinion on fee agreements. The article concludes, "Even though ABA Model Rule...
Ten Things your Lawyer May Not Want You to Know
June 30, 2009
In an article, "Legal Fees: Ten Things Your Lawyer May Not Want You To Know", Daniel L. Abrams of the Law Offices of Daniel Abrams in New York breaks down ten things lawyers may not...