Suits to Collect Legal Fees on the Rise
April 13, 2010
A recent NLJ article, “Law Firms Resort to Suing Their Clients to Collect Fees” reports that many law firms are reluctantly suing their former clients to collect unpaid attorney...
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Two Law Firms Sue Libya for $4.9M in Legal Fees
April 8, 2010
A recent blog posting “Two Firms Sue Libya for $4.9M in Legal Fees” in BLT: The Blog of the Legal Times reports that two law firms filed suit against the government of Libya, seeking more...
Billing attorneys should submit his/her own opinion on the amount of a reasonable attorney fee. The attorneys in the litigation are considered “experts” on the work they did and the...
A court awarded $45,000 in attorney’s fees in an ERISA case in which the claimant recovered just $650. In Tomasko v. Ira H. Weinstock, the U.S. Court of Appeals in Philadelphia ruled that...
Should Juries Determine Reasonable Attorney Fees?
April 5, 2010
An article, “Jury Trials-Reasonable Attorney Fees and Expenses” in the DRI’s For the Defense written by Gene F. Zipperle and Timothy D. Martin of Martin Ogburn & Zipperle in...
NALFA Registers as a Tax-Exempt Business League
April 2, 2010
This week, NALFA registered as a 501(c)(6) tax-exempt organization with the I.R.S. The 501(c)(6) is reserved for professional and trade organizations (associations and societies)...
L.A. Attorney Fee Litigation Conference: “It Pays To Be Reasonable”Southwestern Law SchoolLos Angeles, CAJune 24, 2010Noon-5pm It’s back by popular demand! NALFA is hosting...
Company's Legal Bills Mount in Bankruptcy
March 31, 2010
The Chicago Tribune reports that its parent company, the Tribune Company, has amassed over $138 million in legal fees for its Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. That amount equals one quarter of...
Judge Questions Attorney Fees in 9/11 Settlement
March 30, 2010
U.S. District Court Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein in Manhattan scuttled a proposed settlement of lawsuits filed by more than 10,000 Ground Zero workers seeking compensation for health problems triggered...
Law Firm to Repay City for Overbilling
March 26, 2010
A recent article, “Greenberg to Repay $3.2 Million in Fees due to Ex-Partner’s Bill-Padding” reports that Greenberg Traurig agreed to pay Calumet Park, a southeastern suburb of...