Questions to Ask Legal Bill Auditors
September 7, 2011
Outside legal bill auditors are often retained by insurance carriers, law firms, corporations, government agencies, and municipalities to review legal invoices in underlying litigation or...
September 7, 2011
Outside legal bill auditors are often retained by insurance carriers, law firms, corporations, government agencies, and municipalities to review legal invoices in underlying litigation or...
July 7, 2011
A recent Los Angeles Times story, “CalPERS’ $11-Million Legal Bill Raises Eyebrows” reports that the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) paid $11 million...
A recent NLJ story, “Boston Federal Judge Awards Nearly $680K in Fees to Wine Association” reports that a Boston federal judge has awarded a wine association close to $680,000 in attorney...
December 22, 2010
A recent Insurance Journal story, “Lawyer Malpractice Claims on the Rise” reports that the bad economy has taken a toll on many businesses and law firms are no exception. Law...
December 17, 2010
A recent Boston Globe story, “$540,000 Overcharged Sheds Light on Law Firm Bills” reports that an arbitrator has concluded Goodwin Procter overstaffed and overbilled legal work for a real...
October 26, 2010
A recent law.com story, “Lead Vioxx Plaintiffs Lawyers Awarded $315 Million of $4.85 Billion Settlement” reports that U.S. District Judge Eldon Fallon in New Orleans, who oversaw the...
October 11, 2010
A recent Houston Chronicle story, “Spill Fund Legal Fees So Far: $2.5 Million” reports that Kenneth Feinberg and his law firm, Feinberg Rosen, LLP in Washington, have been paid more than...
September 29, 2010
A recent Washington Post story, “High-Priced Lawyer Sues Former Client, Then Agrees to Pay Him $102,000” reports that Glenn C. Lewis lost his fee dispute battle with a former client in the...
September 15, 2010
A recent law.com story, “Departures From Billing Standards Lead to Loss of $424,000 in Fees” reports that U.S. District Judge Susan Wigenton in New Jersey slashed $424,332 from a $2.9...
September 2, 2010
In its strict sense, billing judgment is that judgment attorneys exercise to adjust or write down fees and/or expenses incurred by the attorneys, or those within their control because, in the exercise...