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Pleading Attorney Fee Requests
Documenting Your Time and Expenses
Contractual and Statutory Provisions
Virginia Rules 3:25, 4:1, and 4:12
Sanctions for Frivolous Suits
Federal Rules 11, 16, 37, and 56
Virginia Code § 8.01-271.1
Exceptions to the “American Rule”
Awards on Appeal
Methodologies for Determining Fees
The Percentage of Recovery Method
"With the proliferation of sanctions and attorney fees in both state and federal courts, attorneys must be up to date on when they can obtain attorney fees from their adversaries and when they may be vulnerable to paying them. Without submitting timely and proper documentation, fees that would otherwise be awarded are routinely denied to very great extents (up to 90% in certain cases). Attorneys must know when sanctions may be awarded not only against them, but also against a client."
- Michael Lieberman, co-author
Written for the Virginia practitioner, Attorney Fees and Sanctions - Virginia and Federal Courts covers the procedural rules, the substantive law, and the practical approaches to maximizing petitions for attorney fees whether permitted by contract, by statute, or by rules of the court, as well as when you and/or your client are vulnerable to being sanctioned. The book also contains a brief, but important, section on attorneys being held in contempt in Virginia courts.
Since this book was first published in 2012, the Virginia Supreme Court has specifically issued at least five important decisions regarding when sanctions are appropriate and have clarified other important areas of when attorney fees are recoverable. In federal court, over the last several years, trial courts have been cracking down on the documentation requirements for granting attorney fees, which are referenced throughout the book, while at the same time the determinations of what constitutes a reasonable fee have fluctuated throughout the various divisions and even with the same districts. The most recent decisions from each District are included. This book also explains the 2015 amendments to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37(e) regarding spoliation of electronically stored evidence.
1. Virginia Attorney Fee Awards
2. Sanctions by Virginia Courts
3. Federal Attorney Fee Awards
4. Sanctions by Federal Courts
CHAPTER 1: VIRGINIA ATTORNEY FEE AWARDS
1.101 Virginia Follows American Rule
1.102 General Approach to Awarding Fees
1.103 Exceptions in Which Fees Are Allowed
1.201 Rule 3:25
1.202 Time for Making Demand for Fees
1.203 Fee Requests Must Be Pleaded with Specificity
1.204 Proof of Fees Must Be Presented at Trial
1.3 TYPE OF CASES WHERE ATTORNEY FEES AWARDED
1.301 Prevailing Party
1.302 Substantially Prevailing Party
1.303 Award Where Appropriate
1.304 Statute Vests Courts with “Discretion” to Award Fees
1.305 Miscellaneous Statutes
1.306 Motor Vehicle Dealer Fraud
1.4 CONTRACT PREVAILING PARTY CLAUSES
1.401 Generally
1.402 Prevailing Party Defined
1.403 Interpreting Fee Recovery Clauses
1.404 Examples of Prevailing Party Clauses and Cases
1.5 CONTRACT INDEMNIFICATION/PROTECTION OF RIGHTS
CLAUSES AND CASES
1.501 General Rule
1.502 Examples of Indemnification Contracts
1.6 OTHER BASIS FOR RECOVERING ATTORNEY FEES
1.601 Sanctions—Frivolous Lawsuits, Litigation Abuse
1.602 Quantum Meruit
1.7 EXCEPTIONS TO THE AMERICAN RULE
1.701 Third-Party Suits—Attorney Fees as Damages
1.702 Fraud
1.703 Trustee Good Faith Defense
1.704 Alimony and Support Disputes
1.705 Malicious Prosecution
1.8 AWARDS ON APPEAL
1.801 General Summary
1.802 Rule 1:1A
1.803 Original Fee Award
1.9 STANDARDS OF REVIEW AND BURDENS OF PROOF
1.901 Standard of Review
1.902 Burden of Proof
1.10 METHODOLOGY OF DETERMINING ATTORNEY FEES
1.1001 General Approach
1.1002 Establish a Prima Facie Case
1.1003 Assessing Reasonableness of Request
1.1004 Proving Reasonableness
1.1005 Determining a Reasonable Hourly Rate
1.1006 Contingency Fee Cases
1.1007 Other Issues
1.1101 General Rule (Statute)
1.1102 Recoverable Costs
1.1103 Costs Not Awarded
1.1104 Appeal Costs
1.1105 Costs Recoverable by Contract
1.1106 Burden of Proof
1.1107 Procedure for Determining Taxable Costs
APPENDIX 1: FORMS FOR USE IN VIRGINIA COURT FEE
CHAPTER 2: SANCTIONS BY VIRGINIA COURTS
2.1 BASIS FOR SANCTIONS AND GENERAL
2.2 SECTION 8.01-271.1 OF THE VIRGINIA CODE
2.202 Purpose of Statute
2.203 General Considerations
2.204 Pleading Must Be Grounded in Fact
2.205 Pleading Must Be Warranted by Law
2.206 Pleading Must Be Proper
2.3 PARTIES SUSCEPTIBLE TO SANCTIONS
2.301 Both Parties Partially Responsible
2.302 “Coordinated Effort” Violations
2.303 Disregard of Counsel’s Advice
2.304 Spoliation of Evidence and False Deposition
2.305 Failure to Provide Basis for Allocating Fault
2.306 Effect of Attorney-Client Privilege
2.4 SANCTIONABLE VERSUS NONSANCTIONABLE
2.402 Appropriate Sanctions—Considerations
2.403 Available Sanctions
2.404 Pending Motion for Sanctions May Still Be Ruled upon
After Entry of Nonsuit
2.405 Sanctions Warranted
2.406 Sanctions Not Warranted
2.6 TYPE OF SANCTIONS
2.601 Licensure
2.602 Monetary Sanctions
2.7 RULE 4:12
2.702 Violation of Court Orders
2.703 Prejudice Not Required
2.704 Appellate Review
2.705 Cases Where Sanctions Warranted
2.706 Cases Where Sanctions Not Warranted
2.8 RULE 4:1(g)
2.802 Sanctions Warranted
2.9 APPELLATE REVIEW OF SANCTION AWARDS
2.901 Abuse of Discretion Standard
2.902 Contempt
CHAPTER 3: FEDERAL ATTORNEY FEE AWARDS
3.102 Lodestar
3.103 Johnson/Barber Factors
3.104 Perdue Rules
3.2 PROCEDURAL: FILING A PETITION FOR ATTORNEY
3.201 Filing Requirements Under Rule 54
3.202 Eastern District of Virginia
3.203 Western District of Virginia
3.204 Ruling on Claim for Fees Pending Appeal
3.205 Fees and Costs for Appellate Work
3.3 TYPES OF CASES WHERE ATTORNEY FEES AWARDED
3.301 Common Law Basis for Attorney Fees
3.302 Federal Statutes that Have Fee Shifting Based on
3.303 Federal Statutes That Have Fee Shifting Based on
“Whenever Appropriate” Provision
3.304 Attorney Fees Awarded Against the United States
3.305 Federal Statutes Have Differing Standards for the
Awarding of Attorney Fees to Prevailing Parties
3.306 Statutes that Award Attorney Fees to “Substantially
Prevailing Party”
3.307 Statutes that Award Attorney Fees to Successful
3.308 Statutes that Contain Provision Awarding Attorney
Fees Whenever Appropriate
3.309 Statutes That Simply Vest District Courts with
“Discretion” to Award Attorney Fees
3.310 Other Basis for Attorney Fees
3.311 Contracts with Prevailing Party Clauses
3.4 STANDARDS OF REVIEW AND BURDENS OF PROOF
3.401 Abuse of Discretion
3.402 Burden of Proof
3.5 METHODOLOGY OF DETERMINING ATTORNEY FEES:
3.501 General Approach
3.502 Reasonableness
3.503 The Twelve Johnson/Kimbrell Factors
3.504 Degree of Success Obtained by the Plaintiff
3.505 Lack of Proper Documentation
3.506 Excessive, Duplicative, or Unnecessary Hours
3.507 Downward Departure Based on Other Factors
3.508 Upward Departure from Lodestar
3.509 Determining a Reasonable Hourly Rate
3.510 Recent Cases—Approved Hourly Rates
3.511 Contingency Fee Cases
3.512 Other Issues
3.6 METHODOLOGY OF DETERMINING ATTORNEY FEES:
3.602 Seven Factors
3.603 Lodestar Cross-Check
3.7 OTHER METHODOLOGIES USED FOR DETERMINING
3.702 Market Approach
3.703 Auction Method
3.704 Corporate Benefit Doctrine Under Delaware Law
3.8 BANKRUPTCY COURT
3.801 Statutory Basis
3.802 Awards to Trustee and Trustee’s Counsel
3.803 Determining Reasonable Compensation—Eastern
3.804 Debtor’s Counsel
3.805 Fee Applications
3.806 “No Look” Fees in Chapter 13 Cases
3.9 JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY FOR ATTORNEY FEES
3.1001 Federal Rule 54
3.1002 28 U.S.C. § 1920
3.1003 Timing for Filing for Taxable Costs
3.1004 Procedure for Determining Taxable Costs
3.1005 Enforcement of Local Rules
3.1006 Burden of Proof
3.1007 Standard of Review on Appeal
3.1008 Possible Costs
3.1009 Other Issues Regarding Costs
3.1010 Non-28 U.S.C. § 1920 Costs Permitted Under
APPENDIX 3: FORMS FOR USE IN FEDERAL COURT FEE
CHAPTER 4: SANCTIONS BY FEDERAL COURTS
4.1 BASIS FOR SANCTIONS AND GENERAL
4.101 In General
4.102 American Rule
4.2 RULE 11 SANCTIONS
4.201 Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
4.202 Purpose of Rule 11
4.203 Rule 11 Applies to Attorneys, Parties, and Pro Se
4.204 Filings
4.205 Timing of Motion
4.206 Safe Harbor Provisions
4.207 Identification of Specific Conduct Required
4.208 Oral Misstatements
4.209 Specific Sanctions Available Under Rule 11
4.210 Applicability and Scope of Rule 11
4.3 28 U.S.C. § 1927 SANCTIONS
4.302 Application to Pro Se Litigants Uncertain
4.303 Standard and Considerations for Imposing Sanctions
Under 28 U.S.C. § 1927
4.304 Situations Where Sanctions Warranted
4.305 Situations Where Sanctions Not Warranted
4.4 COURT’S INHERENT POWERS SANCTIONS
4.402 Sanctions Available Under Inherent Powers
4.403 Specific Cases
4.5 SANCTIONS FOR DISCOVERY ABUSE
4.501 Basis for Discovery Sanctions
4.502 Available Sanctions
4.503 Test for Determining Whether to Impose Sanctions
Under Rule 37
4.504 Warning to Party Prior to Sanctions
4.505 Cases
4.506 Due Process Concerns
4.6 RULE 56(h) SANCTIONS
4.602 Application
4.603 Due Process Requirements
4.604 Cases
4.605 Other Summary Judgment Sanctions
4.7 RULE 26(g) SANCTIONS
4.702 Cases
4.8 SANCTIONS UNDER RULE 16(f)
4.802 Cases
4.9 OTHER BASIS FOR SANCTIONS
4.901 Perjury/Subornation of Perjury
4.902 28 U.S.C. § 1447(c)
4.10 BURDENS OF PROOF IN MOTION FOR SANCTIONS
4.11 APPELLATE REVIEW OF SANCTIONS AWARDS
4.1101 Abuse of Discretion.
4.1102 Review of a Magistrate Judge’s Report and
4.12 CONTEMPT
4.1201 In General
4.1202 Civil Contempt
4.1203 Criminal Contempt
Bernard J. DiMuro, DiMuroGinsberg PC / Alexandria (Expand/Collapse Bio)
Bernard J. DiMuro, editor of this book, is the managing partner of DiMuroGinsberg PC. A highly experienced trial attorney, he represents corporations and individuals in complex civil litigation in both the federal and state courts as well as before administrative tribunals in many practice areas including business torts, corporate governance, employment law, and defamation. He also represents law firms and attorneys in matters of professional responsibility both before the courts and the disciplinary boards of Virginia and Washington, D.C. In this regard, he provides consultation and representation on, among other things, law firm governance (including law firm disputes), the Rules of Professional Conduct, motions to disqualify counsel, and motions for sanctions and attorney fees.
Mr. DiMuro earned an undergraduate degree from Northwestern University in 1976 and a law degree from the George Washington University National Law Center in 1979.
Mr. DiMuro served as the president of the Virginia State Bar in 2003 and has served on its governing council for 11 years. He previously chaired a grievance committee and the Disciplinary Board of the Virginia Supreme Court and has been a member of Virginia State Bar committees dedicated to the promulgation and review of ethical rules and procedures.
He is a Fellow of the Virginia Bar Foundation and the American Bar Association and is a frequent lecturer on numerous continuing legal education subjects including professional responsibility. Mr. DiMuro is often quoted in legal publications and is often called upon by other attorneys to provide legal insight into cases. He has qualified as an expert in Virginia courts on both attorney fees and on the standard of care for litigation in Virginia. For these reasons and others, he is continually recognized by his colleagues as one of Virginia’s “Legal Elite.”
Michael E. Barnsback, LeClairRyan PC / Alexandria (Expand/Collapse Bio)
Michael E. Barnsback, author of Chapters 1 and 2, is a partner in the law firm of LeClairRyan. Mr. Barnsback has represented clients in complex civil litigation for 25 years. As part of his ongoing work in professional responsibility he counsels attorneys on litigation matters involving motions for sanctions and/or for attorney fees. He has qualified and testified as an expert on attorney fees issues in Virginia courts. His practice also includes representing employers in all aspects of employment law and data security/privacy. He holds a CIPP/US designation from the International Association of Privacy Professionals.
Mr. Barnsback is also an adjunct professor at the George Mason University School of Law teaching a course in Labor Law. He served as a federal judicial law clerk (Pro Se Clerk) in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Michael S. Lieberman, DiMuroGinsberg PC / Alexandria (Expand/Collapse Bio)
Michael S. Lieberman, author of Chapters 3 and 4, is a founding partner of DiMuroGinsberg PC and a member of the firm’s litigation team. He has 35 years’ experience representing clients in complex civil and criminal litigation matters. He counsels and represents attorneys and law firms on matters of professional responsibility, motions for sanctions, and attorney fees. His practice includes commercial litigation in the areas of business conspiracy, copyright and trademark litigation, and the litigation of wrongful death claims, especially police-involved shootings. Mr. Lieberman received a Public Justice Achievement Award in 1995 from the Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, and in 2015 he was named as one of the Leaders in the Law in Virginia by Virginia Lawyers Media.
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