Three years ago, I opted to represent low-income individuals against their municipal government, which was enforcing an unconstitutional ordinance against them. I won an injunction and forced the rescission of all 60 pending summonses, as well as extensive amendment of the ordinance. I scored a dispositive victory for my clients and hundreds of other similarly situated people.

Five rounds of 42 U.S.C. 1988 fee litigation later, ending with the Supreme Court’s recent denial of my Petition for Certification, I received a fee award amounting to $25/hour. Overall, I was paid for 30.3 of the over 330 hours I worked.

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