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BigLaw Controlling Legal Costs Overbilling

July 21, 2011

Massachusetts Attorney General Files Complaint Against Utility Company For Excessive Legal Fees

The Boston Globe recently reported that Attorney General Martha Coakley is asking regulators to investigate the more than $18 million in legal fees New England…

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Controlling Legal Costs Court Decisions

July 20, 2011

Wine Association Awarded $678,435 in Attorney’s Fees

Judge Rya Zobel, of the District of Massachusetts court, awarded $678,435.00 in attorney fees and expenses to a wine association after an almost five-year suit…

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Controlling Legal Costs Corporate Counsel

July 19, 2011

5 Things to Watch Out for in Legal Billing

When internal pressures mount to cut the legal fees, here are 5 quick unacceptable billing practices to examine legal invoices for. Block Billing: Billing time…

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Controlling Legal Costs Weekly Wrap-Up

July 15, 2011

Weekly Wrap Up 7/15/2011

A Sampling of Legal Fee News from around the country... Red Flags That You Hired the Wrong Divorce Lawyer (Huffington Post – 7/12) – Laurie…

Nicholas Toscano

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Controlling Legal Costs Court Decisions

July 14, 2011

Court Cuts Attorney’s Costs 83% for Flagrantly Inappropriate Billing

The District Court of Massachusetts recently cut an attorneys’ fee request by 83%. In Joyce v. Town of Dennis, 2011 WL 2632148 (D.Mass.) , the…

Nicholas Toscano

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Controlling Legal Costs Overbilling

July 13, 2011

Audit Results Slam Billing Practices

The Courier-Journal of Louisville, Kentucky has uncovered a massive legal overbilling scandal stretching back to 2006. Larry Zielke, originally with Pedley, Zielke, Gordinier & Pence…

Massachusetts Attorney General Files Complaint Against Utility Company For Excessive Legal Fees

Wine Association Awarded $678,435 in Attorney’s Fees

5 Things to Watch Out for in Legal Billing

Weekly Wrap Up 7/15/2011

Court Cuts Attorney’s Costs 83% for Flagrantly Inappropriate Billing

Audit Results Slam Billing Practices

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Massachusetts Attorney General Files Complaint Against Utility Company For Excessive Legal Fees

Wine Association Awarded $678,435 in Attorney’s Fees

5 Things to Watch Out for in Legal Billing

Weekly Wrap Up 7/15/2011

Court Cuts Attorney’s Costs 83% for Flagrantly Inappropriate Billing

Audit Results Slam Billing Practices

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