Judge Rules That Divorce Lawyer's Success Fee is Not Unethical
February 8, 2011
A recent law.com story, “Judge Endorses Divorce Lawyer’s Use of ‘Success Bonus’ to Enhance Fees” reports that a divorce lawyer’s retainer agreement that included an...
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Fee Dispute Cases: Litigate or Arbitrate?
February 1, 2011
A recent NLJ story “Fee Fight on Appeal” reports that the attorney fee dispute litigation between Zuckerman Spaeder, LLP and their former client, St. Louis-area car dealer James...
Bad Economy Leads to Rise in Legal Malpractice Claims
December 22, 2010
A recent Insurance Journal story, “Lawyer Malpractice Claims on the Rise” reports that the bad economy has taken a toll on many businesses and law firms are no exception. Law...
Arbitrator Finds Goodwin Procter Overcharged Client
December 17, 2010
A recent Boston Globe story, “$540,000 Overcharged Sheds Light on Law Firm Bills” reports that an arbitrator has concluded Goodwin Procter overstaffed and overbilled legal work for a real...
MGA Loses Ruling in Fee Dispute Case
November 15, 2010
A recent law.com story, “MGA Loses Effort to Stall in Fee Fight with O’Melveny” reports that a Los Angeles Superior Court Judge issued a tentative ruling (pdf) on Friday denying MGA...
New Article Addresses Attorney Fee Awards in FLSA Cases
November 12, 2010
Aashish Y. Desai of Mower, Carreon & Desai, LLP in Irvine, California was a panelist at the ABA’s Labor and Employment Law Conference held on November 5, 2010 in Chicago. His...
Former Client Sues High Profile Lawyer Over Fees
October 19, 2010
A recent law.com story, “Boies Schiller Sued by Former Client Over Fees” reports that high profile lawyer David Boies has been sued by a former client. The former client, G.K. Las...
Attorney Calls $41M Fee Award "Lousy"
September 30, 2010
A recent Houston Chronicle story, “Ex-Clients Sue Lawyer Over Diet Drug Settlement” reports that ten former clients have sued George M. Fleming of Fleming & Associates, LLP in...
Attorney Fee Expert Testimony Sinks Claim for Additional Fees
September 29, 2010
A recent Washington Post story, “High-Priced Lawyer Sues Former Client, Then Agrees to Pay Him $102,000” reports that Glenn C. Lewis lost his fee dispute battle with a former client in the...
Attorney Fee Dispute Continues in BAR/BRI Case
September 28, 2010
A recent NLJ story, “Judge Citing ‘Egregious Breach’ Slashes BAR/BRI Fees” reports that U.S. District Judge Manuel Real in Los Angeles, citing “egregious breach of...