D.C. Circuit Takes on Attorney Fee Disputes
April 28, 2010
A recent BLT Blog post, “D.C. Circuit Gets Interested in Fee Disputes” reports that the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals currently has two fee dispute cases before it. In D.C., bar...
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Big Firm + Small Fee Dispute = DC Circuit??
April 19, 2010
A recent NLJ article, “Winston’s Fee Dispute Gets Lofty Scrunity” reports that Winston & Strawn will square off against its former client Doley Securities, Inc. in the U.S. Court...
Suits to Collect Legal Fees on the Rise
April 13, 2010
A recent NLJ article, “Law Firms Resort to Suing Their Clients to Collect Fees” reports that many law firms are reluctantly suing their former clients to collect unpaid attorney...
Two Law Firms Sue Libya for $4.9M in Legal Fees
April 8, 2010
A recent blog posting “Two Firms Sue Libya for $4.9M in Legal Fees” in BLT: The Blog of the Legal Times reports that two law firms filed suit against the government of Libya, seeking more...
L.A. Attorney Fee Litigation Conference: “It Pays To Be Reasonable”Southwestern Law SchoolLos Angeles, CAJune 24, 2010Noon-5pm It’s back by popular demand! NALFA is hosting...
Long Standing Fee Dispute Goes Before Ninth Circuit
March 25, 2010
The dispute over $12 million in attorney fees McGuire Woods claims it is owed for its work as plaintiff’s counsel in the Bar/Bri class action litigation has gone to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of...
Law Firm Can Collect Fees Under Quantum Meruit Doctrine
March 24, 2010
A recent article, “Quantum Meruit Gives N.J. Firm Clean Sweep in Fee Collection Suit” reports that a New Jersey Appellate Division court ruled recently that a New Jersey law firm, stiffed...
Law Firm Wins Major Legal Bill Battle
January 27, 2010
Drinker Biddle & Reath has won a hard-fought $1.78 million fee award from a Pennsylvania state court jury in a bet-the-company patent litigation case. A recent article, "Drinker...
Law Firm Sues Former Client Over Legal Fees
January 25, 2010
A recent article, "Chicago Firm Sues Client Over $747,500 in Fees" reports that Chicago-based Freeborn & Peters has sued its former client, Vehicle Safety & Compliance LLC of...
Ten Things your Lawyer May Not Want You to Know
June 30, 2009
In an article, "Legal Fees: Ten Things Your Lawyer May Not Want You To Know", Daniel L. Abrams of the Law Offices of Daniel Abrams in New York breaks down ten things lawyers may not...