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Miles Mediation & Arbitration

The Goldilocks Zone of Mediation

I am often asked, “When is the best time to schedule a mediation?” Some lawyers like to schedule mediation as early as possible in the litigation, as soon as it becomes clear the parties will not be able to settle it...more

Offit Kurman

Five Things to Know About Hiring a Litigator

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Did you get sued for the first time? Then you’ve got litigation on your hands. Litigation is just another word for a court case. Choosing an attorney to represent you in that litigation is tricky — and very important....more

Goodell, DeVries, Leech & Dann, LLP

The Fee Rule for Maryland Attorneys May Be Changing. You Don’t Have To.

I regularly check the posts in the Maryland Lawyers group on Facebook. Posts often contain useful general information about the courts, such as with MDEC. Other times, lawyers share potential client referrals. But mostly I...more

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Sharing Fees Between Lawyers – Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter - Do it Right or Pay the Price

The recent case of Edelson, P.C. v. Girardi, et al.[i] shows what can happen when a fee-sharing agreement goes bad. Edelson, P.C. claims that it acted as Illinois local co-counsel for California law firm Girardi Keese under...more

Jones Day

Victorian Supreme Court Denies First Ever Contingency Fee Applications in Class Actions

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The Facts  The plaintiffs in two separate class actions (Fox v Westpac Banking Corporation & Anor (Fox) and Crawford v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd & Ors (Crawford)) sought GCOs from the court pursuant to the...more

Patton Sullivan Brodehl LLP

Court Gives Guidance On Procedure For Pursuing “Tort Of Another” Damages

In 1963, the California Supreme Court adopted the “tort of another” doctrine in the seminal case Prentice v. North American Title Guaranty Corporation  (1963) 59 Cal.2d 618.  According to the doctrine, any party who is...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

The Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter - Recent Developments in Risk Management - July 2019

Doing Business with a Client – Rule 1.8 Conflicts Arising from Transactionswith Clients – Enforceability of the Transaction - Calvert v. Mayberry, 2019 CO 23 - Risk Management Issue: What are the risks for an attorney who...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Client Alert: A Business Person’s Guide to Attorneys’ Fees in Transactions, Research, and Litigation

The thought of attorney’s fees can strike fear in even the most brave and confident business person. This is because the law is one of the few fields where you may ask for services and agree to pay for them while not knowing...more

Proskauer - Minding Your Business

Defense Funding: The Next Frontier for Litigation Financing

Litigation funders are well aware that half of the potential market is largely untapped. Clients would prefer to focus on their business rather than litigation, and offload some or all of their defense costs to a third-party....more

Mintz - Arbitration, Mediation, ADR...

Are Third-Party Funding Costs Recoverable in Arbitration?

Third-party litigation and arbitration funding is increasingly being utilized in the United States. Are the corresponding financing costs recoverable in arbitrations? According to the N.Y. Times, dispute resolution funding...more

LawVision

What To Do When Your Prospect Objects To Your Fee

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Fee objections happen often, but they are not always what they seem. Next time a prospect objects to your firm’s fees, think about the following questions: Is it real? Is it time? Is there something else? Is that all?...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

The Jewel Unfinished Business Doctrine Loses its Luster

On November 15 and December 2, 2013, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, in In re Thelen LLP and In re Coudert Brothers LLP, certified to the New York Court of Appeals the question of whether a client matter, billed on an...more

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