Awarding attorneys' fees and managing fee litigation
By: Alan Hirsch and Diane Sheehey
Contributors: Sheehey, Diane M.; Federal Judicial Center
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: LLMC Digital
Publisher: Federal Judicial Center
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Washington, D.C. (Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Bldg., 1 Columbus Circle, N.E., Washington 20002-8003)
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 162
Subjects: Lawyers; Fees; Costs (Law)
Description: 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.
Notes: Title from PDF t.p. (LLMC Digital, viewed Apr. 26, 2010).

Includes bibliographical references.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Table of contents: title: 1. Fee-shifting statutes; title: 2. Common fund and substantial benefit; title: 3. The obligation of bankruptcy courts to examine fee petitions; title: 4. Techniques for managing attorneys' fees.