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Article: Top 10 Legal Malpractice Defenses As Claims Tick Up

March 18, 2025

Fee Dispute Litigation / ADR

Fee Dispute

Legal Malpractice

Practice Area: Bankruptcy / Restructuring

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Some Top Partner Hourly Billing Rates Reach $3K in Some Cases

March 3, 2025

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

February 26, 2025

Bill Padding

Billing Practices

Fee Dispute

Legal Bill Review (Internal / Pre-Bill)

Fees in Trust & Estates

Hours Billled

Law Firm Management

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Analysis: Generative AI & Hourly Task-Based Billing

January 24, 2025

Legislation / Politics

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The Wall Street Journal Cites NALFA Hourly Rate Data

October 4, 2024

Fee / Rate Economics

Fee Cap / Fee Limits

Fee Proposal / Bid

NALFA in the News

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Big Law Bets on Contingency Fee Practices

March 21, 2024

Litigation Financing / Funding

Contingency Fees / POF

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NJ Ethics Board: Referral Fees Only for In-State Attorneys

March 15, 2024

Fee Jurisprudence / Case Law

Fee Sharing / Referral Fees

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

February 15, 2024

Fee / Rate Economics

Fee Scholarship

Risk Management

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Article: Seven Key Metrics to Evaluate Spend on Outside Counsel

January 8, 2024

ALSPs

Billing / Fee Guidelines

E-Billing

Legal Bill Review (External)

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Soaring Billing Rates as Law Firms See Revenue Growth

November 15, 2023

Fee / Rate Economics

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Study: Corporate Legal Departments Return to Hourly Billing?

November 13, 2023

Legal Bill Review (External)

Litigation Economics

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Article: The Ethics of Crowdfunded Legal Fees

October 8, 2023

Advancement of Fees

Criminal Law

Defense Fee Fund

Expenses / Costs

Fee Discovery / Fee Disclosure

Fee Fund

Fee Scholarship

Hourly Rates

Legal Malpractice

Litigation Financing / Funding

Third-Party Payer

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

September 19, 2023

Billing / Fee Guidelines

Billing Increments

Billing Judgment

Billing Practices

Block Billing

Contingency Fees / POF

E-Billing

Fee Dispute Litigation / ADR

Fee Engagement Letter

Fee Request

Fee Scholarship

Fees & Fiduciary Duty

Hourly Rates

Legal Malpractice

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

September 8, 2023

Billing / Fee Guidelines

E-Billing

Fee Expert / NALFA Member

Fees & Privilege / Confidentaility

Legal Bill Review (External)

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Report: Sharp Rise in Partner Hourly Rates Last Year

May 22, 2023

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ABA Issues New Guidelines on Prepaid Attorney Fees

May 5, 2023

Ability to Pay

Advancement of Fees

Contingency Fees / POF

Fees & Withdrawing / Terminated

Fee Dispute

Fee Engagement Letter

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Report: Big Law’s Total Hours Billed at 15-Year Low

May 2, 2023

Staffing Issues

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IBA Panel: Narrow The Gender Hourly Billing Rate Gap in Law

November 4, 2022

Billing Practices