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The Laffey Matrix for outside counsel costs

By Rees Morrison

Dan Williams of t-Mobile earns a big thanks for telling me about the so-called Laffey Matrix. The matrix is a table of hourly rates for outside attorneys and paralegals prepared by the Civil Division of the United States Attorney?s Office for the District of Columbia. The rates are intended to be used in cases where a ?fee-shifting? statute permits the prevailing party to recover ?reasonable? attorney?s fees. I look at the Laffey Matrix as a guideline for general counsel to reasonable hourl read more

Full post as published by Law Department Management on August 04, 2009 (boomark / email).