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Insurer: No Attorney Fees for Outside Counsel in Worker Death Settlement

April 10, 2025

Fees & Independent Counsel

Fees & Duty to Defend

Fees & Duty to Indemnify

Fees & Liability Insurance

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

December 27, 2024

AI & Billing / Fees

Fees in Transactional Matters

Legal Bill Review (Internal / Pre-Bill)

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Areas of Expertise in Legal Fee Analysis

November 19, 2024

Bankruptcy Fee Examiner

Fee Dispute Litigation / ADR

Lodestar Multiplier

NALFA News

Prevailing Party Issues

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Special Master Recommends $7.8M in Fees in $25M Flint Water Crisis

November 8, 2024

Fee Calculation Method

Fee Declaration

Fee Recommendation

Fees for Fees / Fees on Fees

Fees & Common Fund

Practice Area: Civil Rights / Public Interest

Settlement Data / Terms

Timekeepers

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$5B Alternative Fee Proposal in Tesla Case Tests Chancery

March 20, 2024

Fee Proposal / Bid

Fees & Taxes / Tax Cases

Historic / Landmark Case

Litigation Economics

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Article: Seven Key Metrics to Evaluate Spend on Outside Counsel

January 8, 2024

ALSPs

E-Billing

Legal Profession

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

December 14, 2023

Fee Doctrine / Fee Theory

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Article: Twitter Fee Dispute Case Offers Crash Course in Billing Ethics

September 19, 2023

Bar Rules / Advisories

E-Billing

Fee Dispute Litigation / ADR

Fee Engagement Letter

Fee Scholarship

Fees & Fiduciary Duty

Legal Malpractice

Legal Profession

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Article: Legal Bill Review Won’t Harm Your Relationship with Outside Counsel

September 8, 2023

E-Billing

Fees & Privilege / Confidentaility

Legal Profession

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Texas Court Rules in Insurer’s Right to Control Defense Fees

September 7, 2023

Coverage of Fees

Fee Issues on Appeal

Fees & Duty to Defend

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Billing Tips: The Devil Is In The Details

July 6, 2023

Bar Rules / Advisories

Fee Scholarship

Law Firm Management

Legal Malpractice

Overbilling

Unpaid Fees

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Insurer Says It Controls Defense Fees/Costs in Asbestos Injury Case

June 6, 2023

Coverage of Fees

Fees & Duty to Defend

Practice Area: Insurance Coverage Litigation

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What $1000 an Hour Gets You Today in Big Bankruptcy

March 31, 2023

Fee / Rate Economics

Fee Award Data

Practice Area: Bankruptcy / Restructuring

Study / Report

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Judge Cuts Attorney Fee Request by 25 Percent

March 28, 2023

Bar Rules / Advisories

Fee Recommendation

Fee Reduction

Fees & Judicial Discretion

Prevailing Party Issues

Trial / Jury / Verdict

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NALFA Releases 2021 Litigation Hourly Rate Survey & Report

July 19, 2022

Fee Affidavit

Fee Award Data

Fee Calculation Method

Fee Clause

Fee Dispute Litigation / ADR

Fee Issues on Appeal

Fees by Tiers / Scale

Hourly Billing

Hourly Rate Survey

Legal Malpractice

Legislation / Politics

NALFA News

Study / Report

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Article: What is a Legal Fee Audit?

October 7, 2021

Coverage of Fees

Hourly Billing

NALFA News

Prevailing Party Issues

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Insurer Overpaid Policyholder’s Attorney Fees, Judge Finds

August 25, 2021

Practice Area: IP Litigation

Unpaid Fees

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Article: Actual and Necessary: A Guide to Keeping Time So You Get Paid

June 6, 2021

Practice Area: Bankruptcy / Restructuring

Professional Fees

USTP

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Defense Firms and Clients Can Boast About Attorney Fee Wins

January 25, 2021

Hourly Billing

Hourly Rate Survey