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The N.J. Rules of Attorney Professional Conduct provide that an attorney shall not enter into an arrangement for, charge, or collect a contingent fee for representing a defendant in a criminal case; or in a quasi-criminal matter, such as a case in municipal court

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March 9, 2010 at 11:26 am

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Document preparation services are a poor substitute for the services of a lawyer

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March 5, 2010 at 12:28 pm

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To determine the reasonableness of attorney’s fees, the judge must first calculate the lodestar, which is the amount of hours reasonably expended by the prevailing party’s attorney, multiplied by a reasonable hourly rate; further, the judge must determine the reasonableness of the hourly rate of the prevailing attorney in comparison to rates for similar services by lawyers of reasonably comparable skill, experience, and reputation in the community

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March 3, 2010 at 4:39 pm

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A negligent attorney is responsible for the reasonable legal expenses and attorney fees incurred by a former client in prosecuting the legal malpractice action

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February 25, 2010 at 12:51 pm

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Attorneys are obligated to exercise that degree of reasonable knowledge and skill that lawyers of ordinary ability and skill possess and exercise

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February 24, 2010 at 4:44 pm

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A lawyer shall not participate in offering or making an agreement in which a restriction on the lawyer’s right to practice is part of the settlement of a controversy between private parties

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February 18, 2010 at 1:24 pm

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Who may represent a clinet in New York?

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February 16, 2010 at 1:48 pm

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The Attorney’s Lien Act provides that an attorney asserting a claim in a suit has a lien upon his client’s claim which attaches to a verdict, report, decision, award, judgment or final order in his client’s favor

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February 8, 2010 at 2:21 pm

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A lawyer’s bill for services must be reasonable both as to the hourly rate and as to the services performed

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January 13, 2010 at 12:36 pm

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An attorney appearing pro se is not entitled to fees unless they are actually incurred as opposed to imputed

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November 24, 2009 at 3:12 pm

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