Court-approved attorney hourly rates: District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

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Recent E.D. Pennsylvania rulings with the rates they approved, formatted for a fee petition. Check each ruling before citing it.

Rulings

Rates turn on experience, practice area, and the work done. Use these as a starting point and cite the rulings, not this page, in a fee petition.

• LIN v. LEES HOUSE RESTAURANT INC et al

  Sep 28, 2026 · Wage and hour · Fee cut details

  Role	Experience	Requested	Approved
  Attorney		$300	$150
  Attorney		$850	$400
  Attorney		$400	$200
  Law clerk		$200	$100
  Law clerk		$150	$75
  Law clerk		$200	$100
  Law clerk		$200	$100

  The court's words

  $300 per hour and a half-rate of $150 per hour for staff-level work for attorney Tiffany Troy

  $850 per hour and a half-rate of $400 per hour for staff-level work for attorney John Troy

  $400 per hour and half-rate of $200 per hour for staff-level work for attorney Aaron Schweitzer

  $200 per hour for clerk Preethi Kilaru

  $150 per hour for clerk Gavin Dass

  $200 per hour for clerk Frances Sayson

  $200 per hour for clerk Camila Peñaloza Traslaviña

• HICKS v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA et al

  Sep 24, 2026 · Civil rights · Fee cut details

  Role	Experience	Requested	Approved
  Partner		$900	$900
  Attorney		$650	$650
  Attorney		$1,000	$1,000
  Attorney		$475	$475
  Attorney		$650	$650

  The court's words

  a partner billing at $900 per hour billed four blocks of time ranging from 5.4 to 7.3 hours to "review/edit fee petition" or some variation thereof

  a third attorney, billing at $650 per hour, billed at least 7 hours of her own review of the petition and accompanying exhibits

  while a fourth billing at $1,000 an hour edited it further for an hour

  an attorney billing at $475 per hour billed a 7.9-hour block to "finalize supplemental fee application filing."

  another attorney billing at $650 recorded a three-hour block that included "comments and feedback to team re linking case events re costs"

• HICKS v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA et al

  Aug 18, 2026 · Civil rights

  Role	Experience	Requested	Approved
  Of counsel		$1,150	$1,150
  Partner		$1,000	$1,000
  Partner		$900	$900
  Partner		$900	$900
  Partner	25 years	$800	$800
  Partner		$650	$650
  Attorney		$600	$600
  Attorney		$575	$575
  Associate		$525	$525
  Associate		$475	$475
  Associate		$475	$475
  Associate	12 years	$450	$450
  Associate		$450	$450
  Associate		$450	$450
  Associate	6 years	$350	$350
  Paralegal		$225	$225

  The court's words

  Peter Neufeld $1150 New York

  Nick Brustin $1000 New York

  Anna Benvenutti Hoffman $900 New York

  Emma Freudenberger $900 New York

  Attorney Feinberg is next; his requested hourly rate is $800. Mr. Feinberg has 25 years of experience

  Amelia Green $650 New York

  Tony Balkissoon $600 New York

  Katie McCarthy $575 New York

  Sona Shah $525 New York

  Grace Para $475 New York

  Gerardo Romo $475 New York

  Attorney Rogachevsky’s requested Philadelphia hourly rate is $450, which falls within CLS’s hourly range of $420-525 for attorneys with 11-15 years’ experience (Attorney Rogachevsky has 12 years of experience).

  Kate Fetrow $450 New York

  Katie Cion $450 New York

  Attorney Harris, an attorney with six years’ experience (DI 466-14 at ¶ 3) requests an hourly rate of $350.

  Paralegals/Law Clerks $225 New York

• KATZ et al v. DELUCA et al

  Jul 28, 2026 · Other

  Role	Experience	Requested	Approved
  Attorney	40 years	$395	$395

  The court's words

  Weisgold charged $375.00 per hour for his representation until May 14, 2024, when his hourly rate increased to $395.00.

• Extreme Driver Inc. v. L Fab Enterprises, LLC et al

  Jul 15, 2026 · Intellectual property

  Role	Experience	Requested	Approved
  Partner	20 years	$720	$500
  Paralegal		$325	$175

  The court's words

  counsel provided a copy of the itemized bill submitted to Plaintiff that reflects counsel’s stated billing rates—$720 per hour for Clinton H. Bannon (shareholder) and $325 per hour for Randy J. Thompson (paralegal).

  counsel provided a copy of the itemized bill submitted to Plaintiff that reflects counsel’s stated billing rates—$720 per hour for Clinton H. Bannon (shareholder) and $325 per hour for Randy J. Thompson (paralegal).

• CT INSTALL AMERICA, LLC v. BORYSZEWSKI et al

  Jul 8, 2026 · Other

  Role	Experience	Requested	Approved
  Attorney		$305	$305
  Attorney		$315	$315

  The court's words

  Plaintiff seeks recovery of 49.9 and 1.9 hours of attorney time at an hourly rate of $305 and $315, respectively for work done in 2025 and 2026, for a total of $15,817.

  Plaintiff seeks recovery of 49.9 and 1.9 hours of attorney time at an hourly rate of $305 and $315, respectively for work done in 2025 and 2026, for a total of $15,817.

• SAWICKI v. WILSON et al

  Jun 25, 2026 · Civil rights · Fee cut details

  Role	Experience	Requested	Approved
  Partner	46 years	$190	$190

  The court's words

  Buck charged Glatfelter $190.00 per hour—a rate well below what he or attorneys with similar experience typically charge.

• MASON v. THE U GROUP et al

  Jun 10, 2026 · Employment

  Role	Experience	Requested	Approved
  Attorney		$500	$500

  The court's words

  In his affidavit, Mason’s counsel seeks $3,250 in attorney’s fees, at a rate of $500 per hour, for 6.5 hours total.

• Turner et al v. Avco Corporation et al

  Jun 3, 2026 · Other · Fee cut details

  Role	Experience	Requested	Approved
  Attorney		$581	$581
  Attorney		$457	$457
  Attorney		$855	$855
  Attorney		$970	$970
  Attorney		$615	$615

  The court's words

  Tarantino’s hourly rate for this matter was $581, and Benjamin’s was $456.50.

  Tarantino’s hourly rate for this matter was $581, and Benjamin’s was $456.50.

  Rosenthal’s and Paszamant’s hourly rates were $855 and $970, respectively.

  Rosenthal’s and Paszamant’s hourly rates were $855 and $970, respectively.

  Gilliam’s was $615.

• A.M. v. INTERBORO SCHOOL DISTRICT

  May 11, 2026 · Special education · Fee cut details

  Role	Experience	Requested	Approved
  Attorney		$495	$495
  Attorney		$295	$295
  Paralegal		$125	$125

  The court's words

  attorney Kathleen Metcalfe at the rate of $495 per hour

  attorney Jennifer Wilczynski at the rate of $295 per hour

  paralegal Caitlyn Karetsky at the rate of $125 per hour

• Case Name in Social Security Case - Unavailable

  Apr 27, 2026 · Social Security · Statutory rate, not in medians

  Role	Experience	Requested	Approved
  Attorney		$260	$260

  The court's words

  There is no dispute that Plaintiff was the "prevailing party" insofar as the matter was remanded for further proceedings, nor does Defendant dispute the reasonableness of Mr. Savoy's hourly rate of $260.16.

• TEAMSTERS PENSION TRUST FUND OF PHILADELPHIA & VICINITY et al v. LIMBACH COMPANY LLC

  Mar 30, 2026 · ERISA benefits

  Role	Experience	Requested	Approved
  Attorney	24 years	$530	$530
  Attorney	54 years	$530	$530
  Attorney	24 years	$760	$760
  Attorney	54 years	$760	$760

  The court's words

  Counsel for the Fund, Richard J. De Fortuna and Stephen C. Richman, billed at a rate of $530 through June 1, 2025, and $760 thereafter.

  Counsel for the Fund, Richard J. De Fortuna and Stephen C. Richman, billed at a rate of $530 through June 1, 2025, and $760 thereafter.

  the billing rate of $530 applies only to 5.7 hours, and the subsequent billing rate of $760 applies to the remaining 37.7 hours.

  the billing rate of $530 applies only to 5.7 hours, and the subsequent billing rate of $760 applies to the remaining 37.7 hours.

• C. v. COLONIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

  Feb 5, 2026 · Special education · Rates from a fee matrix

  Role	Experience	Requested	Approved
  Partner	25 years	$685	$685
  Associate	5 years	$315	$315

  The court's words

  The requested rate of $685 for Mr. Berney, who has over twenty-five years of experience, falls well below the CLS rate of $735-850 for attorneys with his degree of experience.

  Mr. Joseph, who had nearly five years of experience in education law at the time of the fee petition, requests $315 per hour. This is at the upper end of the CLS range with two to five years of experience, which I find to be appropriate

• ANDERSON v. BARITZ et al

  Dec 23, 2025 · Consumer protection

  Role	Experience	Requested	Approved
  Associate		$235	$235
  Attorney		$275	$275

  The court's words

  Two attorneys for the defendants—Dominic Borelli and Monica Littman—worked on the briefs in support of their motion. Their billing rates were $235 and $275 per hour, respectively.

  Borelli's $235 and Littman's $275-per-hour rates are reasonable.

• OLIVER v. WHEELS AMERICA PENNSYLVANIA, LLC

  Dec 16, 2025 · Wage and hour · Rates from a fee matrix

  Role	Experience	Requested	Approved
  Attorney		$375	$375

  The court's words

  Plaintiff's counsel billed at the rate of $375.00 per hour, which is within the CLS fee schedule for an attorney of her experience. She expended around 28.7 hours in this litigation.

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