Number: 94-970
Title: Awards of Attorneys' Fees by Federal Courts and Federal Agencies
Authors: Henry Cohen, American Law Division 
Abstract: The general rule in the United States is that each side in a legal proceeding pays for its own attorney. There are many exceptions, however, in which federal courts, and occasionally federal agencies, may order the losing party to pay the attorneys' fees of the prevailing party.
Pages: 120
Date: June 20, 2008