Sentences with phrase «fee petition»

As noted in my article, all bankruptcy fee petitions require federal court approval.

This highlights two good fee petition tips: give the trial court some alternatives or provide some voluntary reductions to make its decision easier.

Lead counsel in the defense of the largest fee petition filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

We have approximately 60 years of overall litigation experience, and have the good fortune to obtain fee / costs recoveries as well as the ill fortune to sometimes lose the defense of fee petitions / costs memoranda in particular cases.

3 Apr. 4, 2018)(unpublished) shows key differences in what is required for fee petitions or rulings on them in the California state court system.

BLOG OBSERVATION AND HAT TIP — Actually, this may have a more interesting impact on fee petition submissions in California federal court, given our experience that district judges demand more detailed submissions (usually preferring to see timesheets with daily entries).

But because Gura is a small firm lawyer in Washington D.C.'s caste - like legal community, the extraordinary nature of his accomplishment was trivialized by Judge Emmet Sullivan, who in this ruling lopped a full two thirds off the 2008 attorneys fees petition filed by Gura and his team.

The problem was that a rule designed to apply in the general commercial litigation context didn't really work in the probate, guardianship and trust context, where fee petitions are appropriately filed all the time, not just after a final judgment is entered.

To fix this glitch in 2011 legislative and rule changes were adopted eliminating Rule 1.525 ′ s 30 - day deadline in the adversary probate and guardianship context, and limiting Rule 1.525 ′ s 30 - day deadline to fee petitions filed in trust proceedings by anyone other than the trustee (e.g., a beneficiary suing the trustee for malfeasance).

If a candidate qualifies by submitting an in - lieu - of - filing - fee petition, the signatures on that petition will be counted towards the requirement for the nomination paper.

Registered voters may sign both the in - lieu - of - filing - fee petition and the nomination paper, unless the candidate is using the signatures on the in - lieu - of - filing - fee petition to count toward the nomination paper requirement.

The decision admonishes that the attorney's fees petition «should not result in a second major litigation.»

The Court held that the objective reasonableness of a losing party's position should be given «substantial weight» — but not necessarily control — the outcome of a fee petition.

2 Mar. 28, 2017)(unpublished) demonstrates what a fee claimant should not do as far as submitting substantiation for a fee petition.

E-mails between opposing counsel tend to appear in discovery motions, fee petitions, and even Rule 11 motions.

In awarding fees for pro bono work, the court needs to keep in mind what a reasonable client would have paid for comparable service, and not what a large firm, working on a «sky's the limit» budget ultimately asks for in its fee petition.

The appellate court found that the declarations were detailed, augmented by also including verified time statements — no problem in substantiation, with the defense not having to introduce salary surveys to meet a fee petition burden of proof.

Defended Nationally known Non-Profit organization against civil RICO claims and claims for record - high attorney's fee petition in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia

Mr. Neal has a broad range of experience handling contract, business and other tort, fraud, RICO, computer crimes / unlawful surveillance, FTC enforcement, investigations, employment, intellectual property, fee petitions, and administrative actions before state and federal trial and appellate courts and arbitration panels.

We have been involved in the settlements of nationwide class actions, and in litigating class counsels» fee petitions.

Sullivan said today in court he's spent a «great deal» of time reviewing the fee petition and has struggled over assessment of the prevailing market rate for complex civil litigation.

Senior Judge Inez Smith Reid, writing for the court, found that contrary to Wolf and Caplan's arguments, the arbitrator based his decision to consider the fee petition on an interpretation of an agreement among class counsel, which is what he had authority to do.

On appeal, Wolf and Caplan argued the lawyers had agreed they would reserve challenges to each other's fee requests for arbitration, so the arbitrator was wrong to base his decision on information included in the fee petition filed with the court.

Your fee petition must accomplish two goals: making the case for the entitlement to fees, and setting forth how much is owed.

A court considering a fee petition that includes charges for work performed by a freelance attorney should award fees that are reasonable based on the freelance lawyer's qualifications and the nature of the work performed.

Our engagements include supporting or challenging legal bills on behalf of lawyers, clients, and where fee - shifting and fee petitions (e.g., class actions and bankruptcies) are involved.

If you anticipate submitting a fee petition that includes charges for work performed by an NCN freelance lawyer in a jurisdiction other than the Southern District of New York, let us know: we'll find cases in your jurisdiction to support your fee petition, at no cost to you.

Lead counsel obtaining a $ 17 + million award for a pharmaceutical patent holder on an attorneys» fees petition.