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About NALFA

The National Association of Legal Fee Analysis (NALFA) is a federal tax-exempt group organized and governed under 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(6). We serve as the professional governing body for the legal fee analysis profession. As a 501(c)(6) organization, NALFA devotes itself to advancing the lines of business and representing the professional interests of the outside legal fee analysis profession.

Our mission is to help ensure quality and reliability across the legal fee analysis profession, regardless of membership status. Our standard for analyzing and evaluating attorney fees and expenses is reasonableness. Our members observe proven methodologies and adhere to the proper standard of reasonableness when reviewing outside attorney fees and expenses. Our members follow Best Practices in Legal Fee Analysis.

NALFA has been cited or quoted by 20 different media outlets and/or publications: Bloomberg News, Thomson Reuters, Bloomberg BNA, ALM’s American Lawyer, CNBC, The Wall Street Journal, Insurance Journal, The Chicago Tribune, Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal, Daily Journal, ALM’s Daily Business Review, ALM’s National Law Journal, FindLaw.com, The Florida Bar Journal, Law 360, ALM’s Law.com and Politico.

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NALFA was also featured in an ALM article, “Spoiler Alert: Most of South Florida’s Top Law Firm Billers Are Men”.

Our hourly rate survey results were cited by ALM’s Critical Mass in,“Coronavirus Cancels MDL Program at Duke Law, Where Professor’s Death Has Shocked the Mass Torts Bar. A Survey Probes Hourly Rates in Class Actions, On Both Sides,”.

NALFA and NALFA member provided an historic context to Quinn Emanuel’s $184M fee request in Portland Business Journal’s news article, “Former Portland Health Insurer’s Law Firm Asks for $184M in Legal Fees”.

FAQ’s

  1. What is legal fee analysis?
  2. Legal fee analysis is the comprehensive review and analysis of attorney fees and costs by an outside party in a legal matter. Professionals who routinely perform outside legal fee analysis include attorney fee experts, special fee masters, bankruptcy fee examiners, fee dispute neutrals, and legal bill auditors.
  3. What is the difference between attorney fee experts and legal bill auditors?
  4. When should I retain an attorney fee expert?
  5. Why should I retain a NALFA attorney fee expert?
  6. Why should judges use NALFA attorney fee experts in fee dispute matters?
  7. What type of reports and opinions can your attorney fee experts provide?
  8. How will NALFA assist me in finding the right fee expert for my case?
  9. How does NALFA assist courts with large, complex fee disputes?
  10. What services does NALFA provide?