A recent Law 360 article, “Atty Who Quit Before $27M BofA Verdict Still Get Fees” reports that a Massachusetts attorney with a contingency agreement should get fees after representing a car...
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The Ethical Rules of Attorney Fee Sharing
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...
$115M Fee Request Dispute in Chinese Drywall MDL
July 14, 2016
A recent Reuters’ On the Case story “Fee Fight Blights $1.3 Billion Chinese Drywall Case,” by Alison Frankel reports that, after seven years of wrestling with scores of defendants, many of them...
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,...
Law Firm’s Contingency Fee Upheld on Appeal
May 25, 2016
A recent Legal Intelligencer story, “Erie Law Firm’s Contingency Fee Upheld on Appeal” reports that an Erie law firm's contingency fee award from a settlement it reached with an insurer on...
Legal Fee Solution’s Mari Henry Leigh was quoted in a recent NLJ story "In Bankruptcy, Flat is Fine." The story reads: Bankruptcy lawyers across the country learned this lesson in 2015: A fine...
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...
The Ethics of Fee Splitting and Referral Agreements
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...
Former Texas Attorney Wins Fees on Appeal
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...