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Article: Is the ‘Prevailing Party’ Over for Civil Rights Attorneys?

April 28, 2025

Fee Dispute Litigation / ADR

Fee Dispute

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Article: Courts Giveth and Taketh on Attorney Fees

March 31, 2025

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Article: Top 10 Legal Malpractice Defenses As Claims Tick Up

March 18, 2025

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Fee Dispute

Legal Malpractice

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Analysis: Generative AI & Hourly Task-Based Billing

January 24, 2025

Legal Profession

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Article: Strategic Pricing and Hourly Billing Rates

January 10, 2025

Alternative Fees

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Analysis: Legal Departments Acquiesce as Rate Hikes ‘Defy Gravity’

January 8, 2025

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Opinion: Courts Are Right to Reject Insurer ERISA Attorney Fee Awards

December 31, 2024

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Article: The Legal Billing Evolution: How Far Along Is Your Firm?

December 27, 2024

AI & Billing / Fees

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The 32 Law Firms with the Highest Billing Rates

December 16, 2024

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Article: Lower the Red Flags: Flawed Fee Award Flops

November 15, 2024

Fee Award Factors

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Practice Area: IP Litigation

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Article: Defense Strategy in Copyright Fee-Shifting Litigation

March 29, 2024

American Rule

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Article: Why the Catalyst Theory Matters in Class Actions

March 11, 2024

Fee Scholarship

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Disrupting the Class: Objections to Class Action Settlements

January 17, 2024

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Article: Seven Key Metrics to Evaluate Spend on Outside Counsel

January 8, 2024

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Why Federal Circuit Affirmed Patent Attorney Fee Award

January 2, 2024

Fees & Judicial Discretion

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Practice Area: IP Litigation

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Article: How Plaintiffs’ Counsel Can Avoid Common Benefit Fund Fee Disputes

December 14, 2023

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Article: The Changing Landscape of Fees in Securities Class Actions

December 11, 2023

Contingency Fees / POF

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Article: Understanding Attorney Fee-Shifting to Mitigate Risk

December 5, 2023

Fees & Common Fund

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Article: Exploring the American Rule on Attorney Fees

November 27, 2023

American Rule

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