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Ethical Limits On Promising To Pay An Adverse Award Of Attorney’S Fees Against One’S Client, Chase C. Parsons
Ethical Limits On Promising To Pay An Adverse Award Of Attorney’S Fees Against One’S Client, Chase C. Parsons
St. Mary's Journal on Legal Malpractice & Ethics
Abstract forthcoming.
Texas's Excessive Demand Doctrine Impacts Recoveries In Litigation., Stephanie M. Green
Texas's Excessive Demand Doctrine Impacts Recoveries In Litigation., Stephanie M. Green
St. Mary's Law Journal
A party demanding money they are not entitled to becomes subject to the excessive demand doctrine. Because the excessive demand doctrine is an affirmative defense, a defending party must allege its claim of excessive demand in its pleadings. A party must “plead it, prove it, and obtain findings of fact on its essential elements.” To obtain findings on the issue, both the pleadings and the evidence are required to put a question or instruction before the jury. Ensuring that the evidence is enough depends upon the trial court—whose judgment will only be overturned upon a showing of an abuse of …
Getting Paid In Probate Court., Robert J. Augsburger
Getting Paid In Probate Court., Robert J. Augsburger
St. Mary's Law Journal
After reviewing the Texas Probate Code, the Texas Property Code, and current case law, this Essay compiles relevant information designed to assist attorneys in obtaining payment for services provided to their clients. An attorney ad litem is an officer of the court whose “fees are assessed as costs of suit” rather than requiring the ad litem to seek “fees only from his clients’ recovered shares.” Therefore, each attorney ad litem appointed under § 34A of the Texas Probate Code is entitled to reasonable compensation for services in the amount set by the court. The attorney’s fees “must be supported by …
Contingent Fees In California After Fracasse V. Brent, Brian F. Gill, George A. Mealy
Contingent Fees In California After Fracasse V. Brent, Brian F. Gill, George A. Mealy
Golden Gate University Law Review
No abstract provided.
Representing Defendants On Charges Of Economic Crime: Unethical When Done For A Fee, David Orentlicher
Representing Defendants On Charges Of Economic Crime: Unethical When Done For A Fee, David Orentlicher
Scholarly Works
No abstract provided.
Differing Perceptions Of Attorney Fees In Bankruptcy Cases, Theodore Eisenberg
Differing Perceptions Of Attorney Fees In Bankruptcy Cases, Theodore Eisenberg
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
Attorney Fees—United States Is Not Liable For Attorney Fees Under The Equal Access To Justice Act By Analogy To Section 1983, David Schoen
Attorney Fees—United States Is Not Liable For Attorney Fees Under The Equal Access To Justice Act By Analogy To Section 1983, David Schoen
University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review
No abstract provided.
Attorney-Client Conflicts Of Interest And The Concept Of Non-Negotiable Fee Awards Under 42 U.S.C. § 1988, Emily M. Calhoun
Attorney-Client Conflicts Of Interest And The Concept Of Non-Negotiable Fee Awards Under 42 U.S.C. § 1988, Emily M. Calhoun
Publications
No abstract provided.
Attorney Fees In School Desegregation Cases
Attorney Fees In School Desegregation Cases
Washington and Lee Law Review
No abstract provided.
Reasonable Fee And Professional Discipline, William C. Romell
Reasonable Fee And Professional Discipline, William C. Romell
Cleveland State Law Review
The question propounded by this article is - what exactly is the "reasonable" fee, and conversely under what conditions may a fee be adjudged so unreasonable that the legal profession may administer justifiable discipline to the attorney charging such a fee?