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Judicial Regulation of Attorneys' Fees: Beginning the Process at Pretrial

Thomas E. Willging
January 1, 1984

A report on attorneys' assessments of the pretrial order designed to regulate and limit attorneys' fees during the course of the Continental Illinois Securities Litigation. Counsel for plaintiffs, defendants, corporations, unions, low-income clients, and public-interest groups were asked to compare the guidelines in the Continental Illinois case with their own practices. The author reports their approval of the general approach and details their suggestions for refinement of the order.