Sentences with phrase «reasonableness of fees»

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SUBSTANTIATION OF REASONABLENESS OF FEES — L.A. County Bd.

Many recently announced fee - based variable annuity products have sought to lower overall fees and penalties that clients may be held responsible for, developing features that can make the product more valuable to the client (also providing justification for the reasonableness of the fee).

That brought the appellate panel to the reasonableness of the fee award.

The AmLaw Daily reports today that an insurance company has sought to compel arbitration against a prominent Los Angeles based firm over the reasonableness of its fees handling a toxic tort matter.

As far as reasonableness of fees, the trial judge did discount for duplicative work between the two attorneys» SLAPP motions, including a substantial reduction for attorney # 2's fees — inefficiency / duplicative efforts were indeed factored into the ultimate awards.

Attorney Horton has testified as an expert witness both in Connecticut Superior Court and in depositions on ethical issues such as conflict of interest and the reasonableness of fees.

But in fact, forcing Merck to reveal what it's paid is perhaps the most relevant piece of information in assessing the reasonableness of fees.

The Rules of Professional Conduct identify the time spent on a matter as an important factor in assessing the reasonableness of a fee.

In a recent matter in California, an attorney avoided charges for the reasonableness of his fees by having solid time records which were reviewed in camera by the trial court.

It may counsel that litigants need to oppose both fee entitlement and reasonableness of fees (or related «fee amount» issues) in order to avoid a colossal reversal of fortune.

In determining the reasonableness of attorneys» fee awards, courts were guided by Wisconsin Supreme Court Rule 20:1.5, which prohibits the imposition of unreasonable fees and enumerates eight factors in determining the reasonableness of a fee.

(See posts under our Home Page category, «Substantiation of Reasonableness of Fees.»)

The factors relevant to an evaluation of the reasonableness of fees charged by a solicitor are well established.

Next, the Court looked at the reasonableness of the fee award, noting discussion first the lodestar method of calculation:

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Does the way the legal system determines the reasonableness of fees make sense?

3d 121 (Fla. 2d DCA 2012), the 2nd DCA cautioned that even when charging a flat fee, counsel can not establish the reasonableness of its fees without satisfying the requirements of Florida Patient's Compensation Fund v. Rowe, 472 So.

Judge Posner responded that «the reasonableness of a fee can not be assessed in isolation from what it buys.»

Whether charging a flat fee or hourly fee, lawyers need to be aware that they have the same obligation to justify the reasonableness of their fees.

That will help the court later determine the reasonableness of your fee shifting request at the back end.

When the client takes advantage of the advice to consult independent counsel, it also provides an opportunity for a neutral evaluation of the reasonableness of a fee that may be paid or secured by non-monetary property.

Includes reviews challenging or supporting the reasonableness of fees and expenses, as well as quality of performance.

Our clients include major corporations, government agencies, law firms, insurance companies, and anyone else who pays substantial legal fees, needs to examine the reasonableness of fees, or wishes to analyze litigation issues.

«If I were a client, I'd ensure that the arbitration clause allows the arbitration of all disputes arising from the representation and it might even say, «Without limitation, reasonableness of fees, negligence, gross negligence, fraud, misrepresentation, etc..»

Of course, you should ask specific questions about the firm's responsiveness, quality of legal product, knowledge of industry, reasonableness of fees, and overall benefit to their business, as well.

She considered various factors in determining the reasonableness of the fee, including the time expended, factual and legal complexities, degree of responsibility, and degree of skill and competence.

The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles shall consider the competency of the personnel offering the course, the quality of the content and activities of the course with respect to its capability to prevent accidents by persons age 55 or older who complete the course, and the reasonableness of the fee for the course.

The process needs to ensure that the PBC affected by the decision has the opportunity to be heard and to present their argument on the reasonableness of the fee charged.

Furthermore, the court did not consider the reasonableness of the fee in relation to the services performed.