Former Attorneys Receive No Reimbursement for Unsuccessful Claims
The Court recognized Plaintiff’s former attorneys, Swick & Shapiro, P.C., billed at reasonable rates for the nature of the case and skill required in Smith…
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’…
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.…
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,…