Confession of Judgment and The Pursuit of Legal Fees
- Feb 19 2025
By: Jeffrey M. Haber The question that clients most often ask their attorney is whether they can get back their attorney’s fees if they prevail on their claims. As we …
Category: American Rule
Attorney’s Fees Provision Found Unconscionable
- Jan 31 2025
By: Jonathan H. Freiberger As discussed in prior BLOG articles, potential clients frequently inquire about the ability to recoup legal fees in the event of litigation.[1] Certainly, a litigant’s ability …
Pursuant to RPL 282(1), Attorney’s Fees Are Available to Borrowers In Mortgage Foreclosure Actions If They Know How to Ask For Them
- Nov 8 2024
By: Jonathan H. Freiberger As discussed in a prior BLOG article, one of the first questions asked by a potential client when consulting about a new litigation matter is “can …
First Department Holds That Respondent Is Not Entitled To The Recovery Of Professional And Attorney’s Fees When It Successfully Defends An RPAPL 881 Proceeding And A License Is Not Issued To Petitioning Neighbor
- Nov 4 2022
By Jonathan H. Freiberger As discussed in prior Blog articles, property owners sometimes require access to a neighbor’s property to make repairs to their own property. Neighbors can amicably (with legal …
NEW YORK COURT OF APPEALS REAFFIRMS THAT, WITH RESPECT TO SHIFTING OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR PAYMENT OF ATTORNEY’S FEES, THE AMERICAN RULE RULES
- Oct 21 2022
By Jonathan H. Freiberger As discussed previously in this Blog [here], the first question asked by a potential client when consulting about a new litigation matter is “can we sue …
“Can I Sue ‘em For My Legal Fees?”
- Feb 26 2021
Frequently, the first question asked by a potential client when consulting about a new litigation matter is “can we sue them for our legal fees.” Clients are often dismayed to …
