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By Ronald C. Minkoff More than a year ago, we embarked on a three-part series on “How to Lose Your Legal Fees.” Part 1, in our February 2016 edition, examined excessive fees, and Part 2, in our July 2016 edition, focused on legal fee forfeiture. In this...
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By Ronald C. Minkoff In our February 2016 edition, we published the first of a three-part series of articles on “How to Lose Your Legal Fees.” That article examined excessive fees, focusing on how the interplay between New York Rule of Professional...
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By Richard M. Maltz It has long been the rule in New York that when a client challenges a legal fee after a representation has ended the burden is on the lawyer to establish the fee was not unconscionable. Stated another way, the lawyer must prove the fee...
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By Lazar Emanuel [Originally published in NYPRR September 2010] A paralegal who is employed by a personal injury practitioner receives a phone call from a friend. The friend describes a multi-vehicle accident in which several people are seriously...
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By Lazar Emanuel [Originally published in NYPRR January 2008] DR 2-106 [22 NYCRR 1200.11] is the only Rule in the Code dealing specifically with fees for legal services, including contingent fees. The Rule prohibits (1) contingent fees in all criminal...
