A recent NLJ story, “In $500K Fee Fight, Winston & Strawn Defends Win Based on Missed Deadline,” reports that, what began as a simple fee fight pitting Winston & Strawn against a former...
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Unpaid Legal Bills in Vaping Bankruptcy
September 27, 2016
A recent American Lawyer story, “In Vaping Bankruptcy, No Smoke, But Plenty of Unpaid Legal Bills,” reports that NJOY Inc., one of the nation’s largest electronic cigarette makers, filed for...
NJ Panel: Anticipated Legal Fees Constitute an Asset
August 19, 2016
A recent Law 360 story, “Future Attys’ Fees Can Be Security Interest, NJ Panel Says,” reports that the New Jersey Appellate Division for the first time clarified that anticipated legal fees...
Law Firms Seek Unpaid Legal Fees
April 8, 2016
A recent Bloomberg BNA story, “Big Law Docket Scanner: Firms Do Battle Over Unpaid Fees” reports that some law firms use courts to collect unpaid legal fees. Below is a list of large law firms...
Texas Supreme Court Asked to Undo $3M Fee Award
March 31, 2016
A recent Texas Lawyer story, “Jenner & Block $3M Fee Award Appeal Could Change Arbitration Law” reports that a former patent client is taking its $3 million attorney fee fight against Jenner...
Dispute Over Legal Fees in Major Foreign Bribery Case
March 11, 2016
A recent American Lawyer story, “Quinn Emanuel Sued Over Legal Fees in Major Foreign Bribery Case” reports that, a case that Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan hailed last year as a...
Settlement Reached in Fee Dispute in Family Trust Case in Florida
November 20, 2015
A recent Daily Business Review story, “Settlement Reached in Lawsuit Over Attorney Fees,” reports that Miami attorney Bruce Katzen has reached a confidential settlement with Wells Fargo Bank over...
A recent NLJ story, “Law Firm Can Keep $270K Fee Award for $70K Judgement, D.C. Circuit Says,” reports that a boutique law firm in Washington can keep nearly $270,000 in legal fees after winning a...
Foreign Nations Not Immune to Fee Dispute Litigation
September 29, 2015
A recent NLJ story, “Dentons’ Fee Suit to Proceed,” reports that the Republic of Guinea must face allegations in the U.S. court that failed to pay the law firm Dentons more than $10 million in...
NALFA Hosts Successful Program on Attorney Fees & Ethics
September 24, 2015
Today, NALFA hosted its fourth professional development and CLE program on attorney fee and legal billing matters of the year. The 90-minute program, “Attorney Fees & Ethics: It Pays To Be...