An Inclusive Litany

9/15/97

From a workshop held at the American Bar Association's 1997 convention, a list of ten basic doctrines a lawyer may invoke when reaching a settlement to increase his or her fees, variously referred to as "upward adjustments" and "multipliers":

  • Risk
  • Undesirability
  • Novelty and Difficulty
  • Unpopularity
  • Complex Issues Dealing with a Difficult Adversary
  • Delay
  • Preclusion of Employment
  • Superior Quality of Work
  • Exceptional Results
  • Burden of Justifying Fees