Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Jun. 13, 2015
You gotta show why fees are reasonable
Too often, law firms seeking to recover attorney fees as damages simply assume the fees are justified, yet they're unable to establish that point with facts. By Ken Moscaret
Too often, law firms seeking to recover attorney fees as damages simply assume the
fees are justified, yet they're unable to establish that point with admissible facts
and evidence at trial, arbitration or even at mediation. Unless fee-seeking counsel
can make a prima facie showing the right way with the right evidence, they may lose
their fee recovery case.
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