What constitutes a reasonable fee for a lawyer's services?
The following excerpt is from Ips Grp., Inc. v. Duncan Solutions, Inc., Case No.: 15-cv-1526-CAB (MDD) (S.D. Cal. 2018):
Ascertaining what constitutes a "reasonable" fee requires determining "the number of hours reasonably expended on the litigation multiplied by a reasonable hourly rate. This calculation provides an objective basis on which to make an initial estimate for the value of the lawyer's services." Pennsylvania v. Delaware Valley Citizens' Council for Clean Air, 478 U.S. 546, 564 (1986); Hensley v. Eckerhart, 461 U.S. 424, 433 (1983) (A reasonable fee is determined by multiplying the number of hours reasonably expended on the litigation by the reasonable hourly rate.)
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