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Article: The Ethics of Crowdfunded Legal Fees

October 8, 2023

Bar Rules / Advisories

Criminal Law

Defense Fee Fund

Fee Discovery / Fee Disclosure

Fee Fund

Fee Scholarship

Legal Profession

Litigation Financing / Funding

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Jailed Engineer Critical of ‘Staggering’ Billing Rates

September 25, 2023

Trial / Jury / Verdict

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

September 19, 2023

Alternative Fees

Bar Rules / Advisories

Billing Increments

Billing Judgment

Contingency Fees / POF

E-Billing

Fee Request

Fee Scholarship

Fees & Fiduciary Duty

Legal Profession

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Former Twitter Executive’s Fee Bid Called ‘Egregious’

September 15, 2023

Fee Entitlement / Recoverability

Fee Request

Fees & Corp. Bylaws

Hours Billled

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Article: Legal Bill Review Won’t Harm Your Relationship with Outside Counsel

September 8, 2023

E-Billing

Fee Expert / NALFA Member

Fees & Privilege / Confidentaility

Legal Bill Review (External)

Legal Profession

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Texas Court Rules in Insurer’s Right to Control Defense Fees

September 7, 2023

Defense Fees / Costs

Fee Jurisprudence / Case Law

Fee Issues on Appeal

Fees & Duty to Defend

Fees Paid by Insurers

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Attorney Says Companies Stiffed Him on Legal Bills

September 5, 2023

Unpaid Fees

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Washington AG Disputes $5.7M in Legal Costs

August 31, 2023

Fee Entitlement / Recoverability

Fee Issues on Appeal

Fee Reduction

Fee Request

Fees Paid by Gov't / Taxpayers

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Former Twitter Executives Seek Coverage of Legal Expenses

August 22, 2023

Fee Entitlement / Recoverability

Fees & Corp. Bylaws

Fees for Fees / Fees on Fees

Staffing Issues

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Former Client Owes $1M in Unpaid Legal Bills, Jury Finds

July 25, 2023

Interest on Fees

Trial / Jury / Verdict

Unpaid Fees

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DOL Says Fund ‘Bleeding’ Legal Fees From Baker Botts

July 20, 2023

Fees & Fiduciary Duty

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Client Didn’t Notice Billing Rate Hikes, Jury Hears

July 14, 2023

Billing Judgment

Fees Paid by Insurers

Hourly Billing

Trial / Jury / Verdict

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Lawsuit Reveals Wachtell’s Billing Practices

July 11, 2023

Alternative Fees

Contingency Fees / POF

Fee / Rate Economics

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Twitter Claims Wachtell Ran Up $90M Legal Bill

July 7, 2023

Fees & Fiduciary Duty

Hourly Billing

Success Fees

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Billing Tips: The Devil Is In The Details

July 6, 2023

Bar Rules / Advisories

Billing Judgment

Defense Fees / Costs

Fee Jurisprudence / Case Law

Fee Scholarship

Law Firm Management

Staffing Issues

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Insurer Says It Controls Defense Fees/Costs in Asbestos Injury Case

June 6, 2023

Defense Fees / Costs

Fee Jurisprudence / Case Law

Fees & Duty to Defend

Fees Paid by Insurers

Practice Area: Insurance Coverage Litigation

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Contentious Client Accuses Pillsbury of Overbilling

June 5, 2023

Fee Discovery / Fee Disclosure

Hours Billled

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Where Are Partner Billing Rates Surging the Most?

May 24, 2023

E-Billing

Fee / Rate Economics

Fee Data / Fee Analytics

Hourly Billing

Law Firm Management

Study / Report

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Report: Sharp Rise in Partner Hourly Rates Last Year

May 22, 2023

Alternative Fees

Fee Data / Fee Analytics