NJ Appeals Court Upholds Fee Reductions
January 22, 2015
A recent New Jersey Law Journal story, “Court OKs Slash of $94K Fee Application by More Than Half,” reports that even in a fee-shifting case, it’s permissible for a judge evaluating...
January 22, 2015
A recent New Jersey Law Journal story, “Court OKs Slash of $94K Fee Application by More Than Half,” reports that even in a fee-shifting case, it’s permissible for a judge evaluating...
January 20, 2015
Today, NALFA visited the chambers of Chief Judge Ruben Castillo of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in the Everett Dirksen building in downtown Chicago. The chief...
January 12, 2015
A recent Law 360 story, “E-Books Buyer Appeals $30M Attys’ Fee Award in Apple Deal” reports that an e-book buyer lodged an appeal challenging the $30 million in attorneys’ fee...
January 8, 2015
A recent American Lawyer story, “A Glimpse into Wachtell’s Mysterious Billing Structure,” reports that Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz’s fee arrangements with clients have...
December 15, 2014
The following language can fit into any retainer agreement or engagement letter, and permission is given for its use: ATTORNEY-CLIENT FEE DISPUTE In the event either of us seeks a mediation of a...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Lasley v. Commissioner, affirmed a district court’s order awarding reduced attorneys’ fees under the Social Security Act. The...
December 10, 2014
A recent New York Law Journal story, “Firms Turn to Specialists to Boost Collections,” reports that as pressure mounts on law firms to boost revenue, several firms have upgraded procedures...
November 25, 2014
A recent The Recorder story, “Plaintiffs Shop Slammed by Appeal Court for Suspect Fees,” reports that a $5 million fee award that was based on a $6 million recovery was sent back to San...
November 24, 2014
A recent New York Law Journal story, “$44 Million Contingency Fee Upheld Graubard Miller,” reports that a contingency fee agreement that netted Graubard Miller $44 million for five...
November 18, 2014
NALFA would like to welcome DGT Costs Lawyers to our membership. DGT Costs Lawyers is Australia’s premium legal cost management firm. DGT Costs Lawyers is the first international...