Substantiation Of Fees: Laffey Matrix Versus Adjusted Laffey Matrix . . . Or Hybrid Of A Matrix–Part 1 of 2

Cases: Laffey Matrix, Cases: Substantiation of Reasonableness of Fees

  Hourly Market Rate Analysis Frequently Involves Use Of the Laffey Matrix, Although Some Courts Do Not Like It.      When one is petitioning for fees or contesting a petition for fees, it is usually incumbent to utilize the lodestar approach by determining the prevailing hourly market attorney rates in the relevant community (most often,