Winston & Strawn’s nearly $20,000 fee request in a pro bono case where New York City was sanctioned for discovery delays was chopped to $3,600 when a Southern District magistrate judge found the firm provided few details about the attorneys’ experience and billed for too many attorneys and hours.
“The simplicity and brevity” of Winston’s discovery briefing, Magistrate Judge Kevin Fox (See Profile) said in Alli v. Steward-Bowden, 11-cv-4952, “did not warrant the involvement of multiple attorneys or the expenditure of the number of hours claimed.”
