NALFA is the nation’s leading CLE provider of programs on attorney fees and legal billing issues. Our CLE programs are live, remote, and multi-state. All our CLE programs are free for our members, faculty, and fellows. A automatic $100.00 discount applies to NALFA subscribers. To register by phone, call us at (312) 907-7275. Ask about our group rate discounts and free media passes. If you register for 4 or more NALFA programs (live or on-demand), you’ll earn a Certificate in Ethical Billing & Reasonable Fees and qualify for NALFA fellowship.
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CLE Webinar: “Ethical Billing Practices in Litigation”
February 27, 2025 at Noon-3:00pm (Central)
3.00 ETHICS Credit Hours in CA, FL, GA, IL, OH, PA & TX (Pending)
Tuition: $250.00
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The billing record is the blueprint for attorney fees. In litigation, proper billing practices is critical not only for good client relations but seeking attorney fees in court. A panel of legal billing ethics experts discuss effective and ethical litigation management. Panelists address a range of ethical issues in task-based billing including timekeeper practices, billing increments, staffing, billing judgment, details of entries, block billing, reimbursable expenses, billing systems, use of technology, and more. Course materials included.
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CLE Webinar: “Proving Attorney Fees in Litigation”
May 29, 2025 at Noon-3:00pm (Central)
3.00 CLE Credit Hours in CA, FL, GA, IL, OH, PA & TX (Pending)
Tuition: $250.00
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Attorney fee requests must be proven in a court of law. More and more judges are relying on the work of special masters to award attorney fees and expenses in large, complex cases. Litigants are also turning to outside attorney fee experts to prove reasonable attorney fees in court or arbitration. Our panel of qualified attorney fee experts discuss a range of issues that arise in the fee-setting stage of litigation. Panelists cover proving hour rates, utilizing data points in lawyering, employing all favorable fee award factors, and more. Panelists also provide practice tips for fee-seeking and fee-challenging litigators. Course materials included.
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CLE Webinar: “Attorney Fee Ethics: It Pays To Be Reasonable”
August 28, 2025 at Noon-3:00pm (Central)
3.00 ETHICS Credit Hours in CA, FL, GA, IL, OH, PA & TX (Pending)
Tuition: $250.00
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The law and ethics of attorney fees prevent the practice of litigation from being just another capitalist enterprise. A panel of some of the nation’s top legal ethics experts cover a range of ethical issues on attorney fees and legal billing. Panelists review the state ethical rules related to reasonable attorney fees and proper legal billing practices. Panelists address the latest issues in attorney fee ethics including the ethics of fee agreements, billing guidelines, fee disputes, division of fees, fee collection, fees paid by cryptocurrency, litigation financing, the use and ethics of AI, and more. Course materials included.
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CLE Webinar: Attorney Fees in Class Actions
October 30, 2025 at Noon-3:00pm (Central)
3.00 CLE Credit Hours in CA, FL, GA, IL, OH, PA & TX (Pending)
Tuition: $250.00
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Class actions generate the largest attorney fee awards. A panel of some of the nation’s top class counsel discuss a range of attorney fees issues in class action and other multi-party litigation. Panelists discuss the current state of class actions in the U.S., the latest jurisprudence on fee awards, fee calculations methods in mega-cases, economic variables in class settlement, and more. Panelists also consider hot issues including fee recovery strategies, responding to objectors, claims rate, fee allocation issues, class incentive awards, cy pres, and litigation funding. Panelists also examine recent court trends in class action fee awards from across the U.S. Course materials included.
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