Laura Johnson, Esq., Author at Sterling Analytics

Jan 26

Detroit Bankruptcy Firms File Statements Justifying Hefty Price Tag

By Laura Johnson, Esq. Case Studies, Bankruptcy Case Studies, Newsletters, Publications

(Volume 5, Issue 1) On January 16, the law firms involved in the city of Detroit’s bankruptcy filings, lead among them Jones Day and Dentons…

Aug 12

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District Court Reduces Fee Award by Over $69,000 for Unreasonable Hourly Rates and for Administrative and Duplicative Tasks

By Laura Johnson, Esq. Case Studies, Newsletters, Publications

(Volume 4, Issue 8) In a recent case, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri reduced an attorney fee award sought…

Aug 05

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District Court Reduces Attorneys’ Fees by Over $680,000 due to Unreasonable Hourly Rates, Overbilling, and Limited Success on the Merits

By Laura Johnson, Esq. Case Studies, Newsletters, Publications

(Volume 4, Issue 7) In a recent case, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California substantially reduced the amount of attorney’s…

Jul 31

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A Picture’s Worth a Thousand Words & $170,000 in Legal Fees: Judge Reduces Fees by $30,000 in Copyright Suit for Objectionable Billing Entries

By Laura Johnson, Esq. Case Studies, Newsletters, Publications

(Volume 4, Issue 6) In July 2012, the United States District Court, Western Division of Tennessee, reduced a prevailing party’s fee petition due to objectionable…

Jul 28

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Block Billing Causes a District Court to Reduce Attorney Fees by 10%

By Laura Johnson, Esq. Case Studies, Newsletters, Publications

(Volume 4, Issue 5) In a recent case, the United States District Court for the Eastern Division of Virginia awarded plaintiff Andrea Jones $22,880.56 in…

Jul 24

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District Court Reduces Attorney’s Fee Expense Award by $53,809.53 due to Unreasonable Litigation Expenses

By Laura Johnson, Esq. Case Studies, Newsletters, Publications

(Volume 4, Issue 4) In a recent case, the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington reduced the attorney’s fee award of…

Jul 21

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Colorado District Court Reduces Fee Request by 66% for Objectionable Charges including Excessive Time, Duplicative Services, Travel Time, Clerical Work, and Unreasonable Hourly Rates

By Laura Johnson, Esq. Case Studies, Newsletters, Publications

(Volume 4, Issue 3) In January 2014, the United States District Court for the District of Colorado ruled on a fee request made by plaintiff’s…

Jul 16

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California District Court Reduces Attorney Fees by 40 Percent Due to Excessive Billing

By Laura Johnson, Esq. Case Studies, Newsletters, Publications

(Volume 4, Issue 2) In March 2013, the United States District Court, Central District of California reduced the hours billed by Plaintiff’s counsel from 1,236…

Jul 08

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District Court Reduces Attorney’s Fees by Over $800,000 due to Inadequate Billing Records, Overlawyering, and the Result Obtained

By Laura Johnson, Esq. Case Studies, Newsletters, Publications

(Volume 4, Issue 1) In a recent case, the United States District Court for the Eastern Division of Missouri substantially reduced the requested attorney’s fees…

Oct 16

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California District Court Reduces Fee Request by 22% for Excessive Conferencing, Excessive Time Spent on Certain Tasks and Lack of Proper Expense Documentation

By Laura Johnson, Esq. Case Studies, Newsletters, Publications

(Volume 3, Issue 5) In June 2013, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California made a $41,059.93 reduction to the $187,020…

Laura Johnson, Esq.

Detroit Bankruptcy Firms File Statements Justifying Hefty Price Tag

District Court Reduces Fee Award by Over $69,000 for Unreasonable Hourly Rates and for Administrative and Duplicative Tasks

District Court Reduces Attorneys’ Fees by Over $680,000 due to Unreasonable Hourly Rates, Overbilling, and Limited Success on the Merits

A Picture’s Worth a Thousand Words & $170,000 in Legal Fees: Judge Reduces Fees by $30,000 in Copyright Suit for Objectionable Billing Entries

Block Billing Causes a District Court to Reduce Attorney Fees by 10%

District Court Reduces Attorney’s Fee Expense Award by $53,809.53 due to Unreasonable Litigation Expenses

Colorado District Court Reduces Fee Request by 66% for Objectionable Charges including Excessive Time, Duplicative Services, Travel Time, Clerical Work, and Unreasonable Hourly Rates

California District Court Reduces Attorney Fees by 40 Percent Due to Excessive Billing

District Court Reduces Attorney’s Fees by Over $800,000 due to Inadequate Billing Records, Overlawyering, and the Result Obtained

California District Court Reduces Fee Request by 22% for Excessive Conferencing, Excessive Time Spent on Certain Tasks and Lack of Proper Expense Documentation

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