December 20, 2017
A recent Legal Intelligencer story, by Max Mitchell, “Court’s Expert Recommends Limit on Attorney Fees for NFL Settlement Lawyers,” reports that a Harvard Law professor has issued a report...
A recent Legal Intelligencer story, by Zack Needles, “Unethical Fee-Splitting Agreements Not Automatically Unenforceable, Justices Say,” reports that, in a closely watched case that waded into...
December 18, 2017
A recent Law.com, by Mike Scarcella and Kristen Rasmussen, “Barnes & Thornburg Partner Suspended for 2 Years for Billing Misconduct” reports that a Barnes & Thornburg partner in Atlanta...
December 15, 2017
Hourly rates are the engine that drives attorney fees. Hourly rates are the most important factor in determining attorney fee awards. As such, establishing the prevailing market hourly rate is...
December 13, 2017
A recent Times Union story by Brendan J. Lyons, “Cuomo Signs Bill Strengthening FOIL Law,” reports that Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill that will require judges to award attorneys' fees to...
December 8, 2017
NALFA hosts CLE and professional development programs on attorney fees and legal billing topics. Through our programs and podcasts, we are the nation’s leading content provider on attorney fee and...
December 6, 2017
Hourly rates are the engine that drives attorney fees. Hour rates are the most important single factor in determining attorney fee awards. There are several factors that determine hourly rates. ...
December 4, 2017
A recent article by Benjamin Feder, “Fees for Defending Fees – Recent Rulings Permit Contractual Circumvention of Supreme Court’s Baker Botts v. Asarco Decision,” reports on post-Asarco...
November 28, 2017
A recent Law 360 story by Adam Lidgett, “9th Circ. Backs Appellate Attys’ Fees for Benefit Plan,” reports that a Ninth Circuit panel reversed a lower court’s denial of appellate attorneys'...
November 27, 2017
A recent Law 360 story by Melissa Daniels, “UCLA Shoppers’ Attys Get Fraction of Fees Ask in FACTA Deal,” reports that a California judge said he’d award plaintiffs’ attorneys only about 6...
