Legal Costs Blog

Rebecca Ragsdale

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Controlling Legal Costs Court Decisions Interesting Fee Cases Overbilling

January 25, 2017

Their Saving Grace was Reducing Duplicative and Unnecessary Fees

Over the last decade, the Courts have routinely found block billing to be inadequate and have been reducing attorney fees because of it. The Courts’…

Heather Nance, Esq.

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Controlling Legal Costs Court Decisions Interesting Fee Cases Overbilling

December 8, 2016

Unreasonableness and Overstaffing Cause Fee Reduction

Courts have the discretion to reduce attorneys’ fees if the application is unreasonable or ambiguous and the hourly rate is not reasonable. In Mosley v.…

Matthew Gordon, Esq.

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Controlling Legal Costs Corporate Counsel Interesting Fee Cases Overbilling

November 14, 2016

Billing Judgment-A Necessary Legal Skill?

In Thatcher v. OakBend Medical Center, a prevailing plaintiff in an employment retaliation suit sought an award of attorneys’ fees. 2016 WL 5848889 (S.D. Texas,…

Kui Ma, Esq.

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Controlling Legal Costs Court Decisions Interesting Fee Cases Overbilling

October 4, 2016

Court Reduced Attorney’s Fee Award for “Description Issues”

In a recent case, a U.S. District Court reduced attorney’s fees for “blocking billing” and “vague entries.” Rock the Ocean Prod., LLC v. H1 Events,…

Allison Avent

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Controlling Legal Costs Court Decisions Interesting Fee Cases Overbilling

August 16, 2016

Block Billing and Over-Billing Can and Will Harm Your Firm’s Attorney’s Fees

In the case of C.G. & R.G. v. Winslow Twp. Bd. of Educ., 2015 WL 7760356 (D.N.J. Dec. 2, 2015), the court found that the…

Catherine Shirhall, Esq.

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Controlling Legal Costs Court Decisions Interesting Fee Cases Overbilling

August 1, 2016

Big Cuts for Excessive Rates, Vague Entries, and Overbilling

The law firm of Kase & Druker lost over $35,000 in attorney fees for excessive attorney bill rates, lack of contemporaneous timekeeping, failure to provide…

Their Saving Grace was Reducing Duplicative and Unnecessary Fees

Unreasonableness and Overstaffing Cause Fee Reduction

Billing Judgment-A Necessary Legal Skill?

Court Reduced Attorney’s Fee Award for “Description Issues”

Block Billing and Over-Billing Can and Will Harm Your Firm’s Attorney’s Fees

Big Cuts for Excessive Rates, Vague Entries, and Overbilling

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Their Saving Grace was Reducing Duplicative and Unnecessary Fees

Unreasonableness and Overstaffing Cause Fee Reduction

Billing Judgment-A Necessary Legal Skill?

Court Reduced Attorney’s Fee Award for “Description Issues”

Block Billing and Over-Billing Can and Will Harm Your Firm’s Attorney’s Fees

Big Cuts for Excessive Rates, Vague Entries, and Overbilling

Recent Posts

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Ethical Billing Education

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