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2. Attorney's fee - Wikipedia

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   Attorney's fee is a chiefly United States term for compensation for legal services performed by an attorney (lawyer or law firm) for a client, in or out of court. Fees may be an hourly, flat-rate or contingent fee.

3. American rule (attorney's fees) - Wikipedia

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   The American rule (capitalized as American Rule in some U.S. states) is the default legal rule in the United States controlling assessment of attorneys' fees arising out of litigation. It provides that each party is responsible for paying its own attorney's fees, [1][2] unless specific authority granted by statute or contract allows the ...

4. English rule (attorney's fees) - Wikipedia

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   English rule (attorney's fees) In the field of law and economics, the English rule is a rule controlling assessment of lawyers' fees arising out of litigation. The English rule provides that the party that loses in court pays the other party's legal costs. The English rule contrasts with the American rule, under which each party is generally ...

5. Are Legal Fees Tax-Deductible? - AOL

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   Whether you’re hiring an attorney for personal reasons or business-related issues, legal fees can quickly add up. Many individuals and businesses wonder whether these expenses can be deducted ...

6. Contingent fee - Wikipedia

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   The legality of contingent fee arrangements is often subject to restrictions, particularly in relation to contingent legal fees. According to law professor Herbert Kritzer, as of 2004 contingent fees for legal services were allowed in the following countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, the Dominican Republic, France, Greece, Ireland, Japan, New ...

7. Laffey Matrix - Wikipedia

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   For many years, the United States Attorney's Office used the Laffey Matrix ("USAO Laffey Matrix") as a basis for hourly rates for attorneys' fees in litigation claims. This matrix used the original Laffey Matrix from 1982 and adjusted it annually using changes in the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers for the Washington-Baltimore area.

8. Analysis-'Windfall' fees now less likely for lawyers who sued ...

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   The lawyers who sued successfully to void Tesla CEO Elon Musk's $56 billion pay package are seeking a record $6 billion in fees, and the judge who will decide the amount got some unsolicited ...

9. Court costs - Wikipedia

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   Court costs (also called law costs in English procedure) are the costs of handling a case, which, depending on legal rules, may or may not include the costs of the various parties in a lawsuit in addition to the costs of the court itself. In the United States, "court costs" (such as filing fees, copying and postage) are differentiated from ...