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National Association of Legal Fee Analysis

The National Association of Legal Fee Analysis (NALFA) is a 501(c)(6) non-profit professional association for the legal fee analysis field.  Our members provide a range of services on attorney fees and legal billing matters.  We serve as the organizing and governing body for the legal fee analysis profession.

Courts and clients turn to us for expertise when attorney fees are at issue in large, complex cases.  NALFA members are fully qualified attorney fee experts, special masters, bankruptcy fee examiners, fee dispute neutrals, and legal bill auditors.

When attorney fees are at issue in large complex litigation, our members can provide independent, objective expert analysis in:

  • Hourly Rates & Contingency Fees
  • Billing Record & Entries
  • Hours Billed & Billing Judgment
  • Fee Award Factors & Lodestar Multiplier
  • Lawyering & Litigation Management
  • Fee Agreements & Billing Guidelines
  • Fee Dispute Resolution & Settlement
  • Attorney Fee Ethics
  • Fee Entitlement & Recoverability
  • Fee-Shifting & Prevailing Party Issues

Our mission is to promote ethics in legal billing and reasonableness in attorney fees.

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How We Help

Keeping our finger on The pulse of attorney fee data

Prevailing Rate Surveys

We survey law firms of all sizes across the country to gauge what the prevailing rates are for various types of legal work.

Annual Litigation Rate Data

Every year, we conduct surveys of market rates for civil litigation in the United States for both plaintiff and defense counsel at both the partner and associate levels.