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January 25, 2016

Reduction of Fees for Ambiguous & Non-Contemporaneous Time Sheets

Courts have the discretion to reduce an award for attorney’s fees if the application is unreasonable or ambiguous and the hourly rate is not reasonable.…

Heather Nance, Esq.

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Court Decisions Controlling Legal Costs Interesting Fee Cases Overbilling

January 18, 2016

Court Reduces Solo Practitioner’s Fee Award for Overqualified Work and Sloppy Billing Practices

Courts will deny excessive attorney’s fees, and expect law firms to bill tasks at a reasonable rate, regardless of who performs the task. In a…

Matt Auer, Esq.

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Court Decisions Controlling Legal Costs

January 6, 2016

Attorneys Unable to Strategize a Way out of Fee Reductions

In accessing proper attorneys’ fees and costs, reasonableness is the name of the game. Courts consider both the reasonableness of the billing rate as well…

Jennifer Johnson, Esq.

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December 14, 2015

Court Declines to Reduce Fee Award due to Case Complexity

In a recent case, 1899 Holdings, LLC v. 1899 LLC, No. CV CCB-12-297, 2015 WL 6560014, at *5 (D. Md. Oct. 27, 2015) the court…

Alicia Prestia, Esq.

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December 9, 2015

Intraoffice Communications Come Under Scrutiny of Clients and Courts

Intraoffice communications between members of a law firm frequently result in excessive fees and bill padding. Although occasional intraoffice emails, phone calls, meetings and memos…

Laura Bugdin, Esq.

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November 10, 2015

Court Reduces Attorney’s Fees Due to Poor Communication and Unnecessary Motion Practice

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld a partial award and partial denial of attorney’s fees in a case against Unum Life Insurance Company…

Nicholas Toscano

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Reduction of Fees for Ambiguous & Non-Contemporaneous Time Sheets

Court Reduces Solo Practitioner’s Fee Award for Overqualified Work and Sloppy Billing Practices

Attorneys Unable to Strategize a Way out of Fee Reductions

Court Declines to Reduce Fee Award due to Case Complexity

Intraoffice Communications Come Under Scrutiny of Clients and Courts

Court Reduces Attorney’s Fees Due to Poor Communication and Unnecessary Motion Practice

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Reduction of Fees for Ambiguous & Non-Contemporaneous Time Sheets

Court Reduces Solo Practitioner’s Fee Award for Overqualified Work and Sloppy Billing Practices

Attorneys Unable to Strategize a Way out of Fee Reductions

Court Declines to Reduce Fee Award due to Case Complexity

Intraoffice Communications Come Under Scrutiny of Clients and Courts

Court Reduces Attorney’s Fees Due to Poor Communication and Unnecessary Motion Practice

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