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Client Says Attorney Destroyed Billing Record in Fee Dispute Case

May 31, 2023

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NJ Law Firm Wins Billing Increments Challenge

May 25, 2023

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Law Firm Charged with ‘Excessive and Unconscionable’ Attorney Fees in Suit

May 10, 2023

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Judge Wants Trial for Law Firms’ Fee Allocation Dispute

May 1, 2023

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Judge Says Trial Needed in $30M Attorney Fee Dispute

April 7, 2023

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Quinn Emanuel and Insurers Spar Over $185M in Attorney Fees

April 5, 2023

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Eleventh Circuit Won’t Stay Sanford Heisler’s $77M Fee Dispute Case

March 29, 2023

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Georgia Judge Asked to Reconsider Sanctions in Billing Practices

October 18, 2022

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Article: A Lawyer’s Guide To Collecting Fees From Nonpaying Clients

August 12, 2022

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NALFA Releases 2021 Litigation Hourly Rate Survey & Report

July 19, 2022

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Client Drops Attorney Fee Dispute Against Law Firm

May 16, 2022

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Judge Clears Law Firm in Overcharge Fee Suit

May 6, 2022

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Brown Rudnick Accused of $22M in Overbilling

February 25, 2022

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$5M Attorney Fee Dispute in Live Nation Injured Worker Case

January 31, 2022

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Houston Attorneys Sued for $5M Over Altered Fee Agreement

December 19, 2021

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Dentons Wants Out of Japanese Billionaire’s $50M Fee Dispute

December 18, 2021

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Taylor English Seeks $2.8M in Fees From Former Client

December 15, 2021

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NJ Law Firm Loses Challenge to Attorney Fee Reduction

December 13, 2021

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Law Firm Accessed of Overbilling in New Jersey Litigation

December 12, 2021