According to a recent WSJ blog post, “Minneapolis Lawyer Accused of Stealing From Clients”, Michael Margulies, a former partner at Lindquist & Vennum has agreed to be disbarred for...
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Category: Billing Practices
Billing attorneys should submit his/her own opinion on the amount of a reasonable attorney fee. The attorneys in the litigation are considered “experts” on the work they did and the...
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...
Law Firm to Repay City for Overbilling
March 26, 2010
A recent article, “Greenberg to Repay $3.2 Million in Fees due to Ex-Partner’s Bill-Padding” reports that Greenberg Traurig agreed to pay Calumet Park, a southeastern suburb of...
Law Firms Oppose Fee Cuts in Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy
March 18, 2010
An recent NLJ article, “Law Firms Protest Lehman Fee Committee’s Cuts in Legal Bills” reports that three law firms (Milbank Tweed, Jones Day, and Curtis Mallet) filed...
A recent article, “Court Tosses Fee Award, Saying Trustee Overpaid for Rolls Royce Defense” reported that a California appeals court has snatched away $5 million in fees from attorneys at...
Donald Trump: Attorney Fee Expert??
February 2, 2010
In a WSJ blog report, "Trump Claiming He Has Ph.D. in Legal Fees Dukes it Out With Lawyers" Donald Trump claims to have specialized expertise on attorney fees. "I have dealt...
Courthouse News Service reports in "Tyson Damages Capped at $5 Million and Fees" that Judge Richard D. Bennett repeatedly expressed concerns about the $3 million plaintiffs attorneys'...
NALFA Requests Publication of Worley Decision in Appellate Court
January 7, 2010
The central holding in Worley v. Storage USA, Inc, et al. is that the trial court was required to calculate reasonable attorney fees using the lodestar approach, given that no common fund...
Six Basic Documents Supporting an Attorney Fee Award
December 15, 2009
To maximize the chances of success of a motion to obtain attorney's fees in the requested amount, the prevailing attorney always should present the following six basic supporting...