NALFA Spotlight is a new feature that focuses on one specific member, new and significant attorney fee jurisprudence or new trendsetting attorney fee scholarship.  These newsworthy people, issues, and topics deserve a closer look.  This NALFA Spotlight features:

KPC Legal Audit Services, Inc. is a qualified legal bill auditor in Glendale, California.  KPC Legal Audit’s professional staff include experienced trial attorneys, auditors and accounting personnel who have been performing legal bill audits for over 20 years.  They utilize a customized audit software program to provide audit services, consultation and litigation support regarding outside legal expenses.

Andre’ E. Jardini is the President of KPC Legal Audit Services and a NALFA member.  Mr. Jardini is an experienced trial attorney, who has tried 55 jury trials and holds “Advocate” status with American Board of Trial Advocates.  He has over 39 years of experience as a trial attorney.  In 1991 he established KPC Legal Audit Services.  Since that time KPC has audited well over a billion dollars in legal and expert fees in more than 1400 audits.  Andy has testified as an expert witness on the subject of legal and expert fees on more than 50 occasions at deposition, trial and arbitration.

Some recent cases include, testimony through declaration in a class action with over $90 million in fees in a tobacco litigation and disclosure as an expert in an upcoming insurance coverage mediation in Bermuda.  KPC has extensive experience in auditing legal fees in a wide range of matters, including environmental litigation, intellectual property, business litigation and construction defect litigation.

For more on KPC Legal Audit, visit http://kpclegal.com/kpc-legal-audit