Law Practice,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility,
California Courts of Appeal
Mar. 12, 2021
Incivility can be basis for reducing fees, panel rules
A 2nd District Court of Appeal panel affirmed a decision to cap an attorney's fees because of his incivility, in a case that should give aggressive litigators pause, ethics lawyers said Thursday.
A 2nd District Court of Appeal panel affirmed a decision to cap an attorney's fees because of his incivility, in a case that should give aggressive litigators pause, ethics lawyers said Thursday.
"Trial judges deciding motions for attorney fees properly may consider whether the attorney seeking the fee has become personally embroiled and has, therefore, over-litigated the case. Similarly, judges permissibly may consider whether an at...
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