News Blog

Billing / Fee Guidelines

Expenses / Costs

Legal Pricing

Legal Profession

Legislation / Politics

UK / International

Please subscribe to gain full access to News Blog and other resources. Username Password Remember Me Forgot Password

Buchanan Ingersoll Wins $614K in Unpaid Legal Bills

August 14, 2025

Fee Award

Please subscribe to gain full access to News Blog and other resources.

Report: Law Firms Fee Collections Slow, as Billing Rates Grow

August 13, 2025

AI & Billing / Fees

Billing Increments

Billing Judgment

Fee Collection

Legal Pricing

Legal Profession

Fee Entitlement / Recoverability

Please subscribe to gain full access to News Blog and other resources.

Private Equity Firm Risking Civil Contempt Over Unpaid Legal Bills

August 1, 2025

Please subscribe to gain full access to News Blog and other resources.

Firm Says ‘Woefully Inadequate’ Evidence in Fee Dispute Case

June 6, 2025

Fee Discovery / Fee Disclosure

Fee Retainer

Staffing Issues

Please subscribe to gain full access to News Blog and other resources.

Overbilling Suit Against Schnader Harrison Moves Forward

March 24, 2025

Bill Padding

Please subscribe to gain full access to News Blog and other resources.

Blackstone Paid Kirkland $101M in Legal Fees in 2024

March 4, 2025

In-House Counsel

SEC Fee Disclosures

Please subscribe to gain full access to News Blog and other resources.

Ethics Complaint: Former Practice Chair Overbilled Clients by Over $3.5M

February 26, 2025

Bill Padding

Fees in Trust & Estates

Hours Billled

Law Firm Management

Please subscribe to gain full access to News Blog and other resources.

Article: The Legal Billing Evolution: How Far Along Is Your Firm?

December 27, 2024

AI & Billing / Fees

Article / Book

Billing / Fee Guidelines

Billing Increments

Billing Judgment

Litigation Management

Please subscribe to gain full access to News Blog and other resources.

The Wall Street Journal Cites NALFA Hourly Rate Data

October 4, 2024

Fee Cap / Fee Limits

Fee Proposal / Bid

Legal Profession

Litigation Management

NALFA in the News

Please subscribe to gain full access to News Blog and other resources.

Study: Washington, DC Outpaces Peer Cities on Hourly Rate Growth

February 15, 2024

Fee Scholarship

Litigation Management

Risk Management

Please subscribe to gain full access to News Blog and other resources.

Former Twitter Executives Seek Coverage of Legal Expenses

August 22, 2023

Advancement of Fees

Fee Entitlement / Recoverability

Fees & Corp. Bylaws

Fees & Insurance Policy

Fees for Fees / Fees on Fees

Staffing Issues

Please subscribe to gain full access to News Blog and other resources.

DOL Says Fund ‘Bleeding’ Legal Fees From Baker Botts

July 20, 2023

Advancement of Fees

Coverage of Fees

Fees & Insurance Policy

Please subscribe to gain full access to News Blog and other resources.

Lawsuit Reveals Wachtell’s Billing Practices

July 11, 2023

Contingency Fees / POF

Fee Engagement Letter

Please subscribe to gain full access to News Blog and other resources.

Twitter Claims Wachtell Ran Up $90M Legal Bill

July 7, 2023

Hourly Billing

Success Fees

Please subscribe to gain full access to News Blog and other resources.

Where Are Partner Billing Rates Surging the Most?

May 24, 2023

E-Billing

Hourly Billing

Hourly Rates

Law Firm Management

Timekeepers

Please subscribe to gain full access to News Blog and other resources.

Report: Sharp Rise in Partner Hourly Rates Last Year

May 22, 2023

Please subscribe to gain full access to News Blog and other resources.

NY Law Firm: Environmental Company Failed to Pay Legal Fees

November 15, 2022

Ability to Pay

Please subscribe to gain full access to News Blog and other resources.

Houston Attorneys Sued for $5M Over Altered Fee Agreement

December 19, 2021

Contingency Fees / POF

Hours Billled

Legal Malpractice

Please subscribe to gain full access to News Blog and other resources.

ISBA Mutual Can’t Drop Defense of Law Firm in Fee Dispute

December 14, 2021

Coverage of Fees

Expenses / Costs

Fee Issues on Appeal

Fees & Insurance Policy