enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. Attorney's fee - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attorney's_fee

   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. Laffey Matrix - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laffey_Matrix

   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.

4. Lodestar method - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lodestar_method

   In the legal realm, the "lodestar method" refers to a method of computing attorney's fees whereby a trial court must multiply the number of hours reasonably spent by trial counsel by a reasonable hourly rate.

5. Contingent fee - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contingent_fee

   In the alternative, the client may enter into a fee contract with the lawyer based upon hourly billing with an additional success fee to be paid in the event of a successful outcome to the litigation. In England, the success fee must be a percentage, no greater than 100% of the contractual hourly fee. [19]

6. What is a fiduciary duty? - AOL

   www.aol.com/finance/fiduciary-duty-200000841.html

   The attorney should act fairly, be loyal, act with care and always prioritize the client’s interests. ... such as a flat rate or an assets under management fee. Though the differences might seem ...

7. Law firm nearly got away with overbilling New York City ... - AOL

   www.aol.com/finance/law-firm-nearly-got-away...

   Law firm nearly got away with overbilling New York City double the hourly fee by asking ChatGPT to calculate the bill Christiaan Hetzner February 23, 2024 at 8:02 AM

8. Fee-only financial planners vs. fee-based - AOL

   www.aol.com/finance/fee-only-financial-planners...

   The fee may be paid as an hourly rate, a flat fee or as a percentage of assets under management (typically around one percent). ... Fee-only financial planners vs. fee-based.

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

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_rule_(attorney's_fees)

   In the United States the "American rule" is generally followed, each party bearing its own expense of litigation. However, 35 U.S.C. § 285 provides that in patent cases, the losing party may have to pay attorney fees of the winning party if the case is deemed "exceptional."