An article on the ABA website by Todd C. Scott, “Nine Rules for Billing Ethically and Getting Paid on Time,” reports on the ethical rules on legal billing. This article was posted with...
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Article: Challenge Calif. Insurer Limits on Independent Counsel Rates
November 12, 2018
A recent Law 360 article by Susan P. White, “Challenge Calif. Insurer Limits on Independent Counsel Rates,” reports on hourly rates and independent counsel in insurance coverage litigation in...
Watts Guerra Seeks $150M in Fees in $1.5B Corn Settlement
August 7, 2018
A recent Texas Lawyer story by Amanda Bronstad, “Mikal Watts Wants One-Third of Expected $500M Fee Corn Settlement,” reports that Texas plaintiffs attorney Mikal Watts is asking for at least $150...
Why Elite Law Firms Should Raise Hourly Rates
March 5, 2018
A recent Law.com article by Hugh A. Simons, “Why Elite Law Should Raise Rates,” reports on hourly rates at elite law firms. This article was posted with permission. The article reads: Elite...
Know the Statutory Limits on Attorney Fees
October 5, 2017
A recent CEB blog article, “Know the Limits on Attorney Fees” by Julie Brook explores the statutory limits on attorney fees in California and federal statutes. This article was posted with...
Class Action Fee Awards Shaped by Circuits and Benchmarks
September 12, 2017
A recent NLJ article by Amanda Bronstad, “Class Action Fees Shaped by Circuit, Benchmark,” reports on attorney fee awards in class action litigation. The article reads: When it comes to...
National Law Journal Cites NALFA Program
September 11, 2017
A recent NLJ article by Amanda Bronstad, “Judges Look to Profs in Awarding Lower Percentage Fees in Biggest Class Actions,” quotes NALFA’s CLE program, “View From the Bench: Awarding Attorney...
How to Determine When Litigation Costs Include Attorney Fees
September 7, 2017
A recent Texas Lawyer article by Trey Cox and Jason Dennis, “How to Determine When Litigation Costs Include Attorney Fees,” covers attorney fee recovery in Texas. This article was posted with...
In-House Counsel Can and Should Collect Attorney Fees
August 21, 2017
A recent Corporate Counsel article by Daniel K. Wiig, “In-House Counsel Can and Should Collect Attorney Fees,” writes about attorney fee entitlement for in-house counsel work. This article was...
A New Standard for Attorneys’ Fee Awards in Copyright Cases
August 4, 2017
A recent article in Law 360 by Barry I. Slotnick and Tal E. Dickstein of Loeb & Loeb LLP, “A New Standard for Attorneys’ Fee Awards in Copyright Cases,” reports on the standard for shifting...