Statement of Carol E Dinkins, Deputy Attorney General, Before the Senate Subcommittee on the Constitution Concerning S 2802, The Legal Fees Equity Act, September 11, 1984

• NCJ Number: 95578
• Author(s): C E Dinkins
• Date Published: 1984
• Length: 70 pages
• Corporate Author: US Dept of Justice
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/; NCJRS Photocopy Services
• Publication Type: Legislative Hearing/Committee Report
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

The Justice Department supports S. 2802, a bill to make major reforms in the award of attorneys' fees to parties in litigation before Federal courts or administrative agencies.

Abstract

This bill aims at making the court awards of attorneys' fees in suits against the Government fairer and more predictable. The bill would preserve the availability of counsel by maintaining adequate compensation for prevailing attorneys while checking excessive attorney awards at taxpayers' expense. It would set an overall fee limitation that is reasonable and would provide long overdue increases in Criminal Justice Act compensation levels. Extensive data tables show cases and the attorneys' fees which were awarded.