Is there any case law in which a pro se attorney is entitled to an award for their fees?
"New York", United States of America
The following excerpt is from Parker 72nd Associates v. Isaacs, 109 Misc.2d 57, 436 N.Y.S.2d 542 (N.Y. City Ct. 1980):
Yet, despite the appropriateness of the above language to the issue of pro se attorneys and their fees, Kopper v. Willis seemingly has not been urged in support of a claim for such fees. The opinion also offers a persuasive argument in favor of such an award:
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