Guide to Legal Writing
Sep. 5, 2023
Apostrophic Apotheosis: Whose fees are they, anyway?
“Is the proper term ‘attorney fees,’ ‘attorneys fees,’ ‘attorney’s fees,’ or ‘attorneys’ fees?’” The next time you’re struggling with if and where to use an apostrophe, know that your fellow appellate geeks are there behind you, urging you to make the right choice.
Benjamin G. Shatz
Partner
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP
Appellate Law (Certified), Litigation
Email: bshatz@manatt.com
Benjamin is a certified specialist in appellate law who co-chairs the Appellate Practice Group at Manatt in the firm's Los Angeles office. Exceptionally Appealing appears the first Tuesday of the month.
Benjamin E. Strauss
Litigation & Appellate Counsel
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP
Phone: (310) 312-4119
Email: BStrauss@manatt.com
Appellate lawyers are stereotypically obsessed with obscure (read: nerdy) issues. These can include the number of spaces after a period, whether to italicize the period after “id.” (yes) or the comma after “see, e.g.,” (no), whether to use an oxford comma, and whether to use the hyphen or en dash for page reference citations (the latter is technically correct, but the former reduces word count). But appellate la...
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