Awarding attorneys' fees and managing fee litigation / Alan Hirsch and Diane Sheehey.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Hirsch, Alan, 1959- author.

Sheehey, Diane M., author.

Contributor:

Federal Judicial Center, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lawyers--Fees--United States.

Lawyers.

Costs (Law)--United States.

Costs (Law).

Lawyers--Fees.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 162 pages)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC (Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Bldg., 1 Columbus Circle, N.E., 20002-8003) : Federal Judicial Center, 2005.

Summary:

A monograph that addresses both the doctrinal and case-management aspects of fee awards. It analyzes the law of attorneys' fee awards under fee-shifting statutes, the common fund doctrine and its offspring, and the substantial benefit doctrine, and addresses an issue of special significance to bankruptcy courts-the propriety of sua sponte review of fee petitions. It also presents a selection of case-management strategies, based on interviews with judges, attorneys, U.S. trustees, and others.

Contents:

1. Fee-shifting statutes

2. Common fund and substantial benefit

3. The obligation of bankruptcy courts to examine fee petitions

4. Techniques for managing attorneys' fees.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed Apr. 26, 2010).

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Print version: Hirsch, Alan, 1959- Awarding attorneys' fees and managing fee litigation

OCLC:

609444194