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Focus (Forum & Focus)

May 15, 2007

Trying to Be Reasonable

Focus Column – By Gregory Bergman and Ken Moscaret – Reasonable attorney fees are truly in the eye of the beholder. There can be a big difference between them and actual fees in a fee-shifting case.

FOCUS COLUMN

By Gregory Bergman and Ken Moscaret

      Every attorney thinks his or her fees are reasonable. While some clients may disagree with that notion, attorneys consider it a matter of professional pride that they are billing reasonably.
      Yet reasonable attorney fees are truly in the eye of the beholder. Despite what attorneys may think about their own fees, the courts have adopted diffe...

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