LegalTime Research
Data-backed research on attorney fees, hourly rates, and time records, built from federal court rulings and updated as new rulings are published.
Updated October 20, 2026
Court-approved attorney hourly rates by district What federal courts approve for partners, associates and paralegals, by district, with every ruling linked. 
Attorney fee cuts for bad time records How often courts cut fee requests, and how much for block billing, vague entries, missing records and clerical work. 
EAJA hourly rates by year and circuit The cost-of-living EAJA rates federal courts actually approve, by circuit and year. 
The lodestar method, with data How federal courts calculate attorney fees, and whether they cut the rate, the hours, or both. 
Objecting to a fee petition Which objections courts accept most often, and how much they take off. 
Declaration in support of attorney fees What courts require in a fee declaration, with a checklist and a copyable template. 
USAO, Fitzpatrick and Laffey matrix rates What courts approve under the D.C. matrices, D. Maryland Appendix B and the E.D. Pa. CLS schedule. Attorney fee motions by state How often federal judges cut fee requests in each state, why, and the rates they approve. More data: rates by district · Fee Cut Tracker · citable statistics