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While the act of overbilling can simply be a lawyer overcharging for services, there are numerous ways this can occur, for example: Padding a bill: This occurs when a lawyer lies about how much time was spent on a matter. By overstating time spent, the bill becomes inflated.
California Civil Code Section 1717 allows for the collection of attorney's fees if there is a clause in a contract specifying such a provision. The provision, however, cannot be ?one-sided,? meaning both the plaintiff and defendant should be able to recover attorney's fees if they win.
Factors Affecting Attorney Fees The lawyer's experience or specialization in that area of law. The complexity of the case. The number of hours the lawyer expects to work on the case. The number of additional lawyers or support staff the lawyer will need to adequately represent a client.
Typically the bar association has a request form you must use to initiate an arbitration proceeding. You usually can get this form by calling or writing the bar association.The form will include questions regarding when you hired the attorney and what you hired him to do, as well as details about your fee dispute.