attorneys’ fees
1extraordinary fees — Attorneys fees claimed in the administration of a dead person s estate for work beyond normal estate administration, including filing collection suits, preparing tax returns, or requiring unusual effort beneficial to the estate. This claim is in… …
2Civil Rights Attorney's Fees Award Act of 1976 — The Civil Rights Attorney s Fees Award Act of 1976 is a law of the United States. It is often referred to as Section 1988 . It allows a Federal court to award reasonable attorneys fees to a prevailing party in certain civil rights cases. The Act… …
3Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates — The Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA) is a national American advocacy association of parents of children with disabilities, their attorneys, advocates, and others who support the educational and civil rights of children with… …
4docket fees — Sums collected for placing the case on the docket or calendar; fees allowable to attorneys under a federal statute. Anno: 22 ALR 1208 …
5division of fees — A permissible practice as between attorneys at law representing a client jointly, the division being equal in the absence of a contract to the contrary. 7 Am J2d Attys § 260. A reprehensible practice, which is a ground for disbarment or… …
6Trade group efforts against file sharing — Arts and media industry trade groups such as the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) strongly oppose and attempt to prevent copyright infringement through file sharing. The… …
7Laffey Matrix — The Laffey Matrix is a fee schedule used by many United States courts for determining the proper hourly rates for professional legal work. OverviewMore than one methodology may used in calculating the applicable Laffey rate, yielding somewhat… …
8Attorney's fee — Attorney fees (note that the use of the word attorney connotes lawyers broadly: solicitors and barristers) are the costs of legal representation that an attorney s client or a party to a lawsuit incurs. Attorney s fees are assessed in a number of …
9Lawyer — Lawyers redirects here. For the television series, see The Lawyers. For other uses, see Lawyer (disambiguation). Lawyer 19th century painting of lawyers, by French artist Honoré Daumier Occupation Names …
10Pro se legal representation in the United States — Pro se legal representation refers to the instance of a person representing himself or herself without a lawyer in a court proceeding, whether as a defendant or a plaintiff and whether the matter is civil or criminal. Pro se is a Latin phrase… …
