NALFA PAC
Attorney fees are important; it's how attorneys get compensated for their work. Attorney fee awards are not gifts, they are earned for work performed in underlying litigation.
But attorney fees have come under attack from the Republican Party. The GOP along with the tort reform lobby (i.e. the U.S. Chamber of Commerce) wants to impose legislative caps on attorney fee awards in civil litigation.
Through the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the tort reform lobby is spending millions of dollars to limit attorney compensation in our free market economy.
Here are just a few recent headlines we’ve reported in our News Blog. (Click to read story)
"NALFA: Wrong to Impose Attorney Fee Caps Under EAJA"
“Report: U.S. Chamber of Commerce Spending Millions to Cap Plaintiffs’ Fees in Tort Cases”
“Attorney Fees Come Under Attack From House Republicans”
“NALFA: Judges Should Determine Reasonable Attorney Fees, Not Politicians”
“Texas Proposes ‘Loser-Pays’ Fee-Shifting Civil Justice System”
“House Republicans Seek to Limit Attorney Fees”
“House Votes to Cut Off Attorney Fees Under EAJA”
“NALFA: Wrong for Congress to Cap Attorney Fees in 9/11 Compensation Bill”
“NALFA: Mistake for Alabama to Cap Attorney Fees in Oil Spill Litigation”
“NALFA: New Cap on Attorney Fees Means Florida AG Can’t Hire the Best to Sue BP”
"NALFA: Wrong for Wisconsin to Cap Attorney Fees"
"GOP Seeks to Cap Attorney Fees Under EAJA"
"NALFA: Stop The Government Litigation Savings Act (H.R. 1996)"
"Wisconsin Governor Signs Bill Capping Attorney Fees into Law"
"Minnesota House Places Limits on Attorney Compensation"
As such, NALFA has registered a Political Action Committee (PAC) with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to directly address these issues.
The NALFA PAC seeks to protect attorney fee awards in tort litigation. Our position is that judges should determine reasonable fee awards, not politicians. The NALFA PAC supports candidates for federal office who support a pro-civil justice system and oppose legislative efforts to cap or limit attorney fee awards in civil litigation.
Members of our invitation only Law's Top Civil Litigators are encouraged to contribute as small donors ($250-$999) and major donors ($1,000-$5,000). If you are interested in making a donation, please contact us at (312) 854-7157.