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National Association of Legal Fee Analysis (NALFA)The National Association of Legal Fee Analysis (NALFA) is a non-profit membership organization of persons specializing in attorney fees. NALFA will work on getting you together with a person experienced in providing expert legal fee analysis and opinions. Visit www.thenalfa.org Bucklin is sometimes quoted as an expert on their legal news page regarding depositions and trials regarding fee disputes. (In Litigation) Provide Expert Opinion on the Reasonableness of Attorney Fees. Fee-shifting provisions are becoming more common because of an increasing number of statutes and contracts providing loser pays clauses. NALFA members include experts who work with both sides in fee disputes. Their work provides the needed legal fee analysis so prevailing parties can recover fees due them and non-prevailing parties can pay only reasonable fees. (In Mediation) Mediate High-Stakes Legal Fee Disputes. Mediation is the most cost effective way to resolve fee disputes. Qualified mediators on legal fees must understand the issues and complexities of attorney fee work and fee bills, plus knowing the issues and leverages in fee disputes which resolve the matter in voluntary mediation. (In Cost Accounting) Review and Analyze Legal Billing Statements. Experts can provide legal cost savings to clients by recognizing billing errors and true inefficiencies that computer programs cannot evaluate properly.
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