As reported by Sara Randazzo in the Am Law Daily, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Martin Glenn has approved 9 pending applications totaling 17 million in fees and expenses in the Dewey & LeBoeuf bankruptcy. The applications were submitted prior to the enactment/effective date of the Department of Justice’s new billing guidelines for Attorneys in Larger Chapter […] Read More...
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In March, 2013 the United States Magistrate Judge, Sheila Finnegan, in the case of Montanez v Chicago Police Officers Fico (Star No. 6284), Simon (Star No. 16497), 10 C 4708, 2013 WL 1110870 [ND Ill Mar. 18, 2013], awarded attorneys’ fees to the prevailing plaintiff in the amount of $108,350.87, representing a 50 percent reduction […] Read More...
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On June 11, 2013 the DOJ announced new guidelines for payment of attorneys’ fees and expenses that may, for the first time, compel bankruptcy lawyers to become more accountable on how they charge for their services. The new rules represent the first major revision of such rules since 1996. Many have complained that the present […] Read More...
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In March, 2013 the United States District Court, for the Eastern District of New York, in the case of Husain v Springer, 41 Media L. Rep. 1760 [EDNY 2013], awarded $204,848.00 in attorney fees to prevailing plaintiffs whose First Amendment rights were ruled violated. The award was a reduction by more than 65 percent of […] Read More...
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Legal Fee Advisors™ Launches to Bring Fairness and Transparency to Legal Billing Practices Corporate Services to Include Customization of Corporate Billing Practices, Private Fee Negotiation and Expert Testimony to Assure Fairness in Legal Fees NEW YORK, June 10, 2013 – Many businesses are routinely overcharged for legal services – and are very often unaware of this […] Read More...
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In February 2013, the Supreme Court of Minnesota reversed the district court’s decision, awarding a total of $221,499 in attorney fees to a consumer who prevailed in a suit against a vehicle lessor under Minnesota’s lemon law. In doing so, the Court directed the trial court to consider whether such fees were proportionate to the […] Read More...
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