Questions tagged [attorney-fees]
Fees paid to attorneys for legal services and representation.
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Prevailing party is partially successful and there is an agreement regarding attorney's fees [closed]
There is an agreement between two parties that in the event of a lawsuit to recover fees, the prevailing party is to be awarded attorney's fees. A lawsuit results in the plaintiff being awarded only ...
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Lawyer says bumping software’s minor version would cost $2k to “refile” copyright paperwork. Is this typical?
I work at a small company as a software engineer. I have very little knowledge of copyright law, so forgive me for my naïveté.
Recently, my company started filing paperwork and handing over several ...
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Is it legal for a law firm or some company to bill a client for a report on substantiated expenses if the client were to ask for that information?
Is it legal for a lawyer/law-firm/general company to invoice a client for substantiating expenses and providing receipts for previous work?
Example, XYZ fee receipts to USPTO, WIPO,FedEX, paying ...
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Is it legal to report the amount paid to the lawyer minus the disbursements lawyer had made by tax-year's end in 1099-NEC "Nonemployee compensation"?
Assume X,Y are positive real number and X<Y. Suppose $X is the amount the patent lawyer disbursed to entities to file the patent for review including amounts to foreign examining agencies to ...
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Is it allowed for a solicitor to advise and represent you while claiming hourly compensation from legal aid but also % of your winnings?
If solicitor gives you services and claims hourly fees from legal aid because you are eligible but also then takes a 15% cut of your final settlement amount, is this allowed or in a sense cheating the ...
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Legal expenses liability of insurance paid attorney fees
In Florida nonbinding arbitration the unsuccessful party is liable for the other side's reasonable attorney fees. Let us assume that a HOA association is successful in its defense against an owner's ...
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Trying to get my money back from an attorney
Does it cost clients to fire their attorney?
My ex filed and was taking me to court to get back some of the child support he Paid me .
That he has just dropped it but has not filed with the court to ...
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How to write a correct and effective introductory letter to an attorney?
Is the following a well-done example of a letter to a lawyer making an initial (or telephone or zoom-meeting follow-up inquiry about the lawyer taking a case?
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Would your law firm have an ...
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Can an indigent defendant pay for a lawyer of choice using any of the following financial arrangements?
An indigent person is accused of a serious crime. S/he knows, and would like to hire a well known defense lawyer (think Perry Mason) but is broke.
An indigent defendant will be assigned a public ...
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How much money do I have to pay if I lose in court as a plaintiff? [closed]
There were a lot of questions about what happens if someone loses in court. A lot of the questions were pretty complex to understand. I want a straightforward answer. I have a pretty big case that I ...
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Any extreme circumstance when a substantially probably prevailing party can ask for some immediate injunction that they be provided attorney's fees?
Let's say, in California, a Forbes 500 multi-billionaire wrongdoer has engaged and continues to engage in such fraudulent and/or malicious and oppressive conduct that has made plaintiff and continues ...
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Can a lawyer use privileged information to collect fees from a client?
Suppose that:
A client is in debt to an attorney for legal services.
That attorney learns, in the necessary and proper course of representing the client, that the client is receiving some payments. ...
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If the US federal government is sued for not abiding by it own laws, can it then be sued for the legal expenses due to the lawsuit?
In US citizenship applications it's common for an application to be processed beyond the time frame set by the federal law.
In such cases, the applicant may file a lawsuit with a federal court, ...
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When are attorneys' fees awarded?
https://www.governor.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbemt336/files/documents/nh-v-ma-action.pdf
The pdf file linked above concerns a lawsuit that is very far from typical of lawsuits in the U.S.A. or anywhere ...
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Lawyer knows trial is hopeless but tells client they can win
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Rob is charged with a crime. His lawyer, upon receiving discovery, realises that they are very unlikely to win the trial if they plead not guilty, that the best course of action for Rob ...
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Under which conditions can a lawyer charge for services in Germany?
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Person A went through a ridiculous situation and now, almost a year later, the Person B who didn't bother representing her at the court is asking for the money.
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Where/How can I find law abiding non-lawyers to provide high-quality information and assistance for pursuing a California arbitration case?
The reason for choosing a non-lawyer rather than a lawyer is to reduce fees.
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Reasonable Attorney Fees
IANAL: What is the thought process used to calculate "reasonable attorney fees"?
CONTEXT: 718.303 Obligations of owners and occupants; remedies.—
The prevailing party in any such action or in any ...
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Is it legal for a non-lawyer to help another party with their California arbitration case?
With the cost of lawyers being exorbitant in most cases, what alternatives are there for people who are willing to pay a reasonable amount for help navigating the process of arbitration?
Presumably I ...
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Under which conditions after winning a trial in California you can claim for compensation to cover attorney expenses?
I have been menaced to be brought to court in a case where the other part has largely more resources than I do. I am not worried about the veracity of the claims, but I am worried about being dragged ...
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Why are lawyer referral fees considered "unethical?"
According to this article the Avvo lawyer referral program was ruled unethical.
the Avvo website offers an impermissible referral service, in violation of Rules of Professional Conduct 7.2(c) and 7.3(...
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Can attorney fee clause be used without saying prevailing party will be reimbursed the cost?
Can attorney fee clause be used without specifying it is for prevailing party only?
I see it is common, but without saying it is only for prevailing party does it mean my Landlord can sue me for any ...
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In Canada when can the winning party recover legal and attorney fees?
I'm suspecting to have to take my ex-landlord to court. He's not giving back my damage deposit or prorated rent. Would I be able to get reimbursed for legal fees or attorney fees if I win? Since I had ...
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Illegal to give lawyer a bonus for getting an acquittal?
I recently found out that in Massachusetts it is illegal for a lawyer to accept a bonus for obtaining an acquittal in a criminal case. In other words, if a client says I will pay you an hourly rate ...
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Percentage guidelines for unreasonable vs reasonable attorney's fees?
I'm aware of a provision in the ABA model rules for lawyers starting:
A lawyer shall not make an agreement for, charge, or collect an unreasonable fee or an unreasonable amount for expenses.
If I ...
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Can one contract a non-lawyer to represent them in court and get the other party pay for fees?
Say I want to sue someone (or I am being sued by someone) but I neither want to hire a lawyer nor represent myself in person (civil case, not criminal).
Would I be able to hire, for example, a law ...
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How hard is it to modify a standing order not to take child out of state?
Automatically when a request to change the parenting plan is filed by one parent, the court in Georgia issued an standard order that says, in part, that neither parent will take the minor child out of ...
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Was not given notice of court date, checked months later and had a bench warrant
Several months ago (4-5) I was involved in a major motorcycle accident in which I was rushed to the hospital.
I have since recovered, and just so happened to check my court records in which I ...
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Are lawyers allowed to keep charging money after termination?
I was wondering if attorneys are allowed to keep charging money even after termination. The situation is this: a lawyer has been terminated. A new lawyer has been retained and he/she has filed notice ...
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Is an attorney allowed to refuse a detailed bill requested by the client?
I kind of have multiple questions under the scope of lawyer fees. They're about a federal white collar criminal case of this friend of mine. I won't get into details as these are rather general ...
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Charging for time spent before an agreement was signed
This is from the consumer perspective, but I am also interested in hearing the lawyer perspective.
You meet with a lawyer about a probate vs. trust matter for a truly small estate (though I suppose ...
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Is there a legal recourse against an attorney who doesn't return unused portion of retainer back to client?
We had retained an attorney to establish guardianship for our son who had just turned 18 but had 'some issues'. However, we (wife and I) changed our minds and decided against pursuing it. The ...
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Illegal to pay attorney more if acquittal is obtained?
I would think that for a criminal defendant, assuming that they have money, it would be in their interest to pay much more for a result of acquittal, than for a conviction. For example, imagine an ...
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