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Client Didn’t Notice Billing Rate Hikes, Jury Hears

July 14, 2023

Billing Judgment

Fee Engagement Letter

Trial / Jury / Verdict

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Lawsuit Reveals Wachtell’s Billing Practices

July 11, 2023

Alternative Fees

Contingency Fees / POF

Fee Engagement Letter

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Twitter Claims Wachtell Ran Up $90M Legal Bill

July 7, 2023

Fees & Fiduciary Duty

Overbilling

Success Fees

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Billing Tips: The Devil Is In The Details

July 6, 2023

Bar Rules / Advisories

Billing Judgment

Block Billing

Fee Scholarship

Law Firm Management

Overbilling

Staffing Issues

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

June 6, 2023

Fees & Duty to Defend

Practice Area: Insurance Coverage Litigation

Third-Party Payer

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Contentious Client Accuses Pillsbury of Overbilling

June 5, 2023

Block Billing

Fee Discovery / Fee Disclosure

Hours Billled

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Where Are Partner Billing Rates Surging the Most?

May 24, 2023

E-Billing

Law Firm Management

Study / Report

Timekeepers

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Report: Sharp Rise in Partner Hourly Rates Last Year

May 22, 2023

Alternative Fees

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Can Rates Make Up for Expense Growth Much Longer?

April 18, 2023

Alternative Fees

Law Firm Management

Litigation Financing / Funding

Study / Report

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NY Law Firm: Environmental Company Failed to Pay Legal Fees

November 15, 2022

Ability to Pay

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Insurer Must Pay Attorney Fees in Nassar Coverage Action

August 31, 2022

Fees & Duty to Defend

Practice Area: Insurance Coverage Litigation

Prevailing Party Issues

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

August 12, 2022

Ability to Pay

Bar Rules / Advisories

Fee Engagement Letter

Fee Lien

Fee Retainer

Fee Shifting

Overbilling

Prevailing Party Issues

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NALFA Releases 2021 Litigation Hourly Rate Survey & Report

July 19, 2022

Arbitration Fees

Bankruptcy Fees / Expenses

Contingency Fees / POF

Fee Affidavit

Fee Allocation / Fee Apportionment

Fee Award

Fee Award Data

Fee Award Factors

Fee Calculation Method

Fee Clause

Fee Expert / NALFA Member

Fees by Tiers / Scale

Hourly Rate Survey

Practice Area: Class Action / Mass Tort / MDL

Legislation / Politics

Lodestar

NALFA News

Study / Report

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UK Authorities May Feel Sting From ‘Loser Pays’ Ruling

May 27, 2022

Fee Doctrine / Fee Theory

Fee Shifting

UK / International

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Insurer Doesn’t Need to Cover Legal Fees in Dish Copyright Suits

December 22, 2021

Practice Area: IP Litigation

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Article: What is a Legal Fee Audit?

October 7, 2021

Billing Increments

Block Billing

Fee Allocation / Fee Apportionment

Fee Award

Fee Award Factors

Fee Expert / NALFA Member

Fee Request

Hours Billled

Lodestar

NALFA News

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Staffing Issues

Third-Party Payer

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Gibson Dunn Under Fire for Billing Practices

September 23, 2021

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Insurer Overpaid Policyholder’s Attorney Fees, Judge Finds

August 25, 2021

Billing Judgment

Hours Billled

Practice Area: IP Litigation

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Article: 5 Reasons Lawyers Often Fail to Secure Litigation Funding

August 24, 2021

Ability to Pay

Advancement of Fees

Defense Fee Fund

Fee Sharing / Referral Fees

Fee Fund

Fee Request

Fees & Privilege / Confidentaility