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California Attorney Fee Awards

California Attorney Fee Awards

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Litigate attorney fee awards with confidence using this comprehensive and nuanced guide, authored by recognized authority Richard M. Pearl.

  • Entitlement to fees under contractual provisions, equitable doctrines, and fee-shifting statutes
  • Adjustments to the lodestar and multipliers
  • Fees as damages and as sanctions
  • Fees for trial court and appellate work
  • Awards for work in administrative and arbitration proceedings
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Table of Contents

    Table of Contents

    Volume 1

    Part I: Overview

  • 1. Recovery of Attorney Fees: An Overview

    • Part II: Eligibility and Entitlement

  • 2. Eligibility and Entitlement to Fees
  • 3. Fee-Shifting Statutes
  • 4. Fee Awards Based on Contractual Fee Clauses
  • 5. Attorney Fee Awards Based on Equitable Theories
  • 6. Attorney Fees Awarded as Sanctions
  • 7. Fees as Damages

    • Part III: Determining Fee Amount

  • 8. Methods of Fee Calculation

    • Volume 2

  • 9. Determining the Lodestar
  • 10. Determining Adjustments to the Lodestar

    • Part IV: Procedures for Claiming and Opposing Fees

  • 11. Claiming and Opposing Trial Court Fees
  • 12. Obtaining Fees for Appellate Services
  • 13. Attorney Fees Awarded for Administrative Proceedings
  • 14. Procedures for Claiming and Opposing Fees for Work in Arbitration
  • 15. Collecting Fee Awards

    • Part V: Appellate Review

  • 16. Appellate Review of Fee Orders
  • 17. Forms

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