Recent Trends in Attorney Fee Rates
April 28, 2011
The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) is an in-house bar association for professional corporate counsel who practice in legal departments globally. ACC has published a 2010...
April 28, 2011
The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) is an in-house bar association for professional corporate counsel who practice in legal departments globally. ACC has published a 2010...
April 26, 2011
A recent Southeast Texas Record story, “O’Quinn Firm Sued for Legal Malpractice by Silicosis Clients” reports that a group of 187 former silicosis clients of the O’Quinn Law...
April 21, 2011
A recent BLT Blog post, “Pillsbury Loses Appeal for Fee Reimbursement in ‘Bitter Feud’ with Former Client” reports that U.S. District Chief Judge Royce Lamberth upheld a...
April 19, 2011
A recent ABA Journal story, “Appeals Court Nixes $650K Legal Fees Award, Says Parties Never Mutually Agreed to Arbitrate” reports that a California appeals court has snatched away more...
March 29, 2011
A recent The Recorder story “Open Ended Retainer Agreements Don’t Disqualify Firm” reports that a California appeals court concluded that an open-ended retainer agreement don’t...
March 18, 2011
In a recent Metropolitan News story “Court of Appeals for this District Tosses Post-Judgment Attorney Fee Award” reports that a California Court of Appeals has thrown out a $22,500...
March 7, 2011
A recent AP story, “Spector, Shapiro Settle $1M Legal Fee Dispute” reports that imprisoned music producer Phil Spector has settled his lawsuit against attorney Robert Shapiro over a $1...
A recent Texas Lawyer story, “Firm Alleges Former Client Didn’t Pay Fees” reports that Houston-based Roach & Newton, LLP has sued former clients Walter Teachworth and TFT...
February 24, 2011
A recent Corporate Counsel story, “Fierce Fight Erupts Over $315 Million Vioxx Attorney Fee Funds” reports that several law firms have objected to the proposed allocation of fees from the...
February 18, 2011
A recent law.com story, “Factors to Consider Before Law Firms Sue Ex-Clients Over Unpaid Fees” reports that the common logic with many law firms was that it wasn’t worth it to sue a...