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Law Firm’s Reimbursement Agreement Violates Ethical Rules in Colorado

January 16, 2024

Fee Issues on Appeal

Intra-Law Firm Fee Dispute

Fixed Fee

Law Firm Economics

Law Firm Management

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Article: Seven Key Metrics to Evaluate Spend on Outside Counsel

January 8, 2024

ALSPs

Alternative Fees

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Legal Bill Review (External)

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California Bar Adopts AI Guidelines Tackling Legal Billing

December 26, 2023

AI & Billing / Fees

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

December 14, 2023

Billing / Fee Guidelines

Fee Award

Fee Award Factors

Fee Doctrine / Fee Theory

Fee Expert / NALFA Member

Practice Area: Class Action / Mass Tort / MDL

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Holland & Knight Faces Overbilling Suit

December 13, 2023

Fee Engagement Letter

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Jones Day and Former Client Spar Over Attorney Fees

December 8, 2023

Fee Collection

In-House Counsel

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Article: Understanding Attorney Fee-Shifting to Mitigate Risk

December 5, 2023

Fee Doctrine / Fee Theory

Fee Shifting

Fees & Common Fund

Fees & Fiduciary Duty

Practice Area: Insurance Coverage Litigation

Hours Billled

Legislation / Politics

Lodestar

Prevailing Party Issues

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$11M in Attorney Fees in Tobacco Breach of Contract Jury Win

November 20, 2023

Fee Award

Prevailing Party Issues

Trial / Jury / Verdict

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Study: Corporate Legal Departments Return to Hourly Billing?

November 13, 2023

Alternative Fees

Legal Bill Review (External)

Litigation Economics

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Flint Class Firms Say Fee Dispute Already Decided

October 26, 2023

Fee Sharing / Referral Fees

Lodestar

Practice Area: Class Action / Mass Tort / MDL

Settlement Data / Terms

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Twitter’s $90M Attorney Fee Dispute Heads to Arbitration

October 19, 2023

Fees & Arbitration

Interest on Fees

Unpaid Fees

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Class Counsel Seek $94M in Fees in DuPont PFAS Settlement

October 17, 2023

Fee Award Factors

Fee Benchmark / Standard

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Fees & Common Fund

Historic / Landmark Case

Practice Area: Class Action / Mass Tort / MDL

Hours Billled

Lodestar

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Article: The Ethics of Crowdfunded Legal Fees

October 8, 2023

Advancement of Fees

Criminal Law

Defense Fee Fund

Fee Discovery / Fee Disclosure

Fee Fund

Fee Scholarship

Legal Malpractice

Litigation Financing / Funding

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Missing Word Sinks $2.65M Attorney Fee Request

September 28, 2023

Prevailing Party Issues

Trial / Jury / Verdict

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Miami Law Firm Fights for Coverage of Fee Dispute

September 21, 2023

Coverage of Fees

Practice Area: Insurance Coverage Litigation

Fees & Duty to Defend

Fees & Fiduciary Duty

Fees & Insurance Policy

Fees Paid by Insurers

Legal Malpractice

Overbilling

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

September 19, 2023

Alternative Fees

Billing / Fee Guidelines

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Billing Judgment

Block Billing

E-Billing

Fee Engagement Letter

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Fees & Fiduciary Duty

Legal Malpractice

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NFL Player’s First Law Firm Entitled to Half Contingency Fee

September 11, 2023

Fee Award Factors

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Attorney Says Companies Stiffed Him on Legal Bills

September 5, 2023

Fee Engagement Letter

Unpaid Fees

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Quinn Emanuel Seeks Unpaid Fees From LA County

August 18, 2023