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Texas AG Objects to Whistleblowers’ $2.4M Fee Award

April 2, 2025

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Judge Trims Fee Request for Block Billing in Bony Chicken Case

March 28, 2025

Trial / Jury / Verdict

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Judge Cuts Fee Request Over Billing Record in Toll Lanes Case

March 25, 2025

Fees for Fees / Fees on Fees

Trial / Jury / Verdict

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Judge Slams ‘Unreasonable’ Fee Request in FOIA Case

March 7, 2025

Fee Entitlement / Recoverability

Fee Denial

Fees for Fees / Fees on Fees

Hours Billled

Prevailing Party Issues

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

December 27, 2024

AI & Billing / Fees

Article / Book

Fees in Transactional Matters

Legal Bill Review (Internal / Pre-Bill)

Legal Spend

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Areas of Expertise in Legal Fee Analysis

November 19, 2024

Bankruptcy Fee Examiner

Contingency Fees / POF

Fee Award Factors

Fee Dispute Litigation / ADR

Fee Entitlement / Recoverability

Legal Bill Review (External)

Lodestar Multiplier

NALFA News

Prevailing Party Issues

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Sullivan & Cromwell Fees Questioned in Chapter 11

November 11, 2024

Bankruptcy Fee Examiner

Fees for Fees / Fees on Fees

Practice Area: Bankruptcy / Restructuring

Professional Fees

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Texas Law Firm Wins Attorney Fees Over Lies to Ghana Court

October 23, 2024

Fee Entitlement / Recoverability

Fees & Judicial Discretion

Fees & Bad Faith

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NALFA to Recognize Ethical Billing Litigators

October 18, 2024

Hourly Rate Survey

NALFA News

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Courts Call Upon Fee Examiners in Large Chapter 11 Cases

May 6, 2024

Bankruptcy Fee Examiner

Practice Area: Bankruptcy / Restructuring

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Duane Morris Legal Bill Called ‘Seriously Inflated’

March 7, 2024

Bill Padding

Fee Engagement Letter

Legal Bill Review (External)

Legal Spend

Practice Area: Civil Rights / Public Interest

Risk Management

Timekeepers

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Judge: Vague Billing Justifies 10 Percent Cut in Attorney Fees

November 29, 2023

Expenses / Costs

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Hours Billled

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Court Calls Out Attorneys For ‘Egregious’ Billing Practices

October 24, 2023

Fee Award

Fee Award Factors

Practice Area: Civil Rights / Public Interest

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Southwest Airlines Calls Fee Request ‘Excessive’

September 27, 2023

Practice Area: Civil Rights / Public Interest

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

September 19, 2023

Alternative Fees

Article / Book

Bar Rules / Advisories

Contingency Fees / POF

E-Billing

Fee Dispute Litigation / ADR

Fee Engagement Letter

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Fees & Fiduciary Duty

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Legal Profession

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Client Didn’t Notice Billing Rate Hikes, Jury Hears

July 14, 2023

Coverage of Fees

Fee Dispute Litigation / ADR

Fee Engagement Letter

Fees Paid by Insurers

Hourly Billing

Legal Malpractice

Trial / Jury / Verdict

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Judge Cuts Attorney Fee Request For ‘Over-Lawyering’

July 13, 2023

Fees & Judicial Discretion

Hours Billled

Lawyering

Practice Area: Bankruptcy / Restructuring

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Billing Tips: The Devil Is In The Details

July 6, 2023

Article / Book

Bar Rules / Advisories

Defense Fees / Costs

Expenses / Costs

Fee Scholarship

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Legal Malpractice

Legal Spend

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Judge Rips Class Counsel’s ‘Overstated’ Fee Request

May 8, 2023

Fee Benchmark / Standard

Practice Area: Class Action / Mass Tort / MDL

Prevailing Party Issues