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: Attorneys’ Fees
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 …
Award of Attorney’s Fees With No Basis In Contract, Statute Or Court Rule Reversed On Appeal by The Second Department
- Dec 16 2024
By: Jeffrey M. Haber In almost every litigation, the question that clients most often ask is whether they can get back their attorney’s fees. As we have explained in past articles …
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 …
“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 …
MADONNA DOES NOT WANT HER ADVERSARY TO “STRIKE A POSE” BEFORE A CAMERA SO THAT A COURT ORDERED ATTORNEY’S FEES HEARING CAN PROCEED VIRTUALLY
- Sep 11 2020
Covid-19 has created numerous health, economic and other significant problems throughout the world. Social distancing and quarantining during the pandemic is a means to address the spread of the virus. …
Unconscionable Attorneys’ Fees Provisions
- Nov 16 2018
If there is one thing people like less than attorneys, it is paying attorneys’ fees. Accordingly, great effort is made in contracts to shift to another party, the obligation for …
