legal fees

Appellate Court Upholds Denial of “Incompetent” Lawyer’s 6-figure Fee

A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling that former lawyer Steven F. Goldman should be denied almost $400,000 in…

In more overbilling news, Wilmer Pickering Hale & Dorr has lost a bid to toss out a fraud claim in…

A federal judge, citing excessive hours and unreasonably high rates, ordered a 20% reduction in fees for a law firm…

Evan R. Chesler, a Presiding Partner at New York's Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, has made a bold suggestion in…

Austin, Texas-based appellate boutique Alexander Dubose Jones & Townsend is reducing its billing rates in current hourly-fee cases by 10%…

Sidley Austin lawyers are asking as much as $1,100 an hour for bankruptcy work on Tribune Company, surpassing the rates…

Via LawCrossing.com: At year's end, white-shoe law firms race to collect the bulk of the year’s client fees by the…

Edward Ryan, a former partner at Holland & Knight's Chicago office, has been charged with inflating legal fees on a multimillion-dollar lawsuit.…

After defeating a lawsuit backed by powerful Hollywood studios, Sunnyvale's Kaleidescape has fired its lead trial lawyer and is refusing…

Manhattan federal judge Denny Chin would like to know how New York City's Dewey Cheatham & Howe & LeBoeuf can…

Over 70% percent of large law firms surveyed raised their billing rates this year, with one firm charging more than…

The ABA Journal reports: Law firms working on mergers and acquisitions typically get paid when and if a deal closes.…