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Attorney Suspended Over Billing Lapses in State Street Case

April 4, 2025

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Article: Top 10 Legal Malpractice Defenses As Claims Tick Up

March 18, 2025

Legal Profession

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

February 26, 2025

Bill Padding

Legal Bill Review (Internal / Pre-Bill)

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Hours Billled

Law Firm Management

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Michigan Justices Approve Attorney Fees as Legal Malpractice Damages

January 2, 2025

American Rule

Fee Entitlement / Recoverability

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Fees as Damages

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Article: The Ethics of Crowdfunded Legal Fees

October 8, 2023

Advancement of Fees

Criminal Law

Defense Fee Fund

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Miami Law Firm Fights for Coverage of Fee Dispute

September 21, 2023

Fee Entitlement / Recoverability

Fees & Duty to Defend

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Practice Area: Insurance Coverage Litigation

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

September 19, 2023

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Legal Profession

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

July 25, 2023

Interest on Fees

Trial / Jury / Verdict

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Client Didn’t Notice Billing Rate Hikes, Jury Hears

July 14, 2023

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Lawsuit Reveals Wachtell’s Billing Practices

July 11, 2023

Alternative Fees

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Billing Tips: The Devil Is In The Details

July 6, 2023

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Lloyd’s of London Settles $1.6M Attorney Fee Dispute

June 28, 2023

Fee Entitlement / Recoverability

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

May 10, 2023

Block Billing

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

March 29, 2023

Fee Award

Practice Area: Class Action / Mass Tort / MDL

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Georgia Judge Asked to Reconsider Sanctions in Billing Practices

October 18, 2022

Fee Expert / NALFA Member

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

August 12, 2022

Ability to Pay

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NALFA Releases 2021 Litigation Hourly Rate Survey & Report

July 19, 2022

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Houston Attorneys Sued for $5M Over Altered Fee Agreement

December 19, 2021

Fees & Fiduciary Duty

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

December 14, 2021

Expenses / Costs

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Fees & Insurance Policy