Opinion ID: 2631026
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Heading: The Amount of Attorney Fees and Expenses

Text: ¶ 29 Hatcher argues that the amount of attorney fees and expenses awarded to Sooner is not supported by the evidence before the district court. An evidentiary hearing was had on December 21, 2005. Sooner presented a detailed account of the hours and expenses involved in its legal representation. Sooner called an expert witness, an attorney that primarily practices in the area of construction law. The expert witness testified regarding the reasonableness of the attorney time expended, the rates charged, and the expenses. [16] At the conclusion of the hearing, the district court announced his ruling that Sooner is entitled to recover the attorney fees, costs and expenses beginning with its demand for arbitration on May 19, 2004, in a total amount of $30,783.26. There is sufficient evidence to support the amount of attorney fees and expenses and arbitration fees and expenses allowed by the district court. The district court did not abuse its discretion.