A federal judge in Rochester has dramatically reduced a fee request by a Pennsylvania law firm that the judge said “has a long history of overreaching in its fee applications and has been admonished by several courts for attempting to bill for tasks that are not compensable as attorney’s fees.”

Western District Judge Michael Telesca (See profile) chastised attorneys at the Ambler, Pa. firm of Kimmel & Silverman for billing for work that was “unnecessary, redundant, administrative, or clerical.”