Civil Litigation,
Law Practice
Feb. 29, 2008
Fee for Few
Obtaining attorney fees in cases that affect the public can be exceptionally complex under the private attorney general law.
Timothy D. Reuben
Founder and CEO, Reuben, Raucher & Blum
Phone: (310) 777-1990
Email: treuben@rrbattorneys.com
Reuben is the founder and CEO at Reuben Raucher & Blum. Alongside his extensive career as a civil litigator specializing in complex matters at both the trial and appellate level, he serves pro bono as a temporary judge and settlement officer for the Los Angeles Superior Court, as well as a fee arbitrator for the LA County Bar.
Natella Royzman
Although meeting the criteria established by case law to obtain attorney fees under Section 1021.5 is pretty tough, the state Supreme Court has just made it a little bit tougher. Case law has established that the fundamental objective of the private attorney general statute is to encourage suits enforcing public policy by awarding attorney fees to those who successfully bring such suits and thereby bring about benefits to a broad class of citizens. The statute has been characterized as an ...
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