Civil Litigation,
Law Practice
Aug. 21, 2020
Why not follow the best road?
A recent appellate ruling shows that while there are a number of ways lawyers can prove their hours to a trier of fact, only one way is best.
When lawyers need to prove their hours to a trier of fact there are a number of options, but only one particular way is best. As recently emphasized by the 2nd District Court of Appeal:
"[C]ontemporaneous time records are the best evidence of lawyers' hourly work. They are not indispensable, but they eclipse other proofs. Lawyers know this better than anyone. They might heed what they know."
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