Program Details
2026-09-22 13:00:00
Over 1,000+ webinars
Course Overview
2026-09-22 13:00:00
2h CLE Credits
Intermediate
2
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ESTThe fee petition is won or lost long before it is filed. This session examines how to evaluate prospective cases through a fee-shifting lens at intake, identifying the statutory hooks, client profiles, and case characteristics that make fee recovery realistic. Drawing on more than four decades of consumer litigation and nationwide expert witness work on attorney fee reasonableness, Ronald L. Burdge walks through structuring the engagement, the fee agreement, and the case file from the first client meeting so that every hour worked supports a defensible, well-documented fee award.
Ronald L. Burdge 2:10 pm - 3:10 pm ESTThis session covers the mechanics of preparing, filing, and defending attorneys’ fee petitions in federal fee-shifting cases, from lodestar calculation through appellate preservation. Attorneys will learn how to document hourly rates, structure time records, audit entries before submission, and respond to common judicial objections including block billing reductions and across-the-board cuts. Participants will leave with a practical framework for maximizing fee recovery and protecting awards on appeal.
Kelsey BlackRonald L. Burdge is a nationally recognized lemon law attorney who spent his career fighting for the rights of consumers, with a particular reputation for helping RV owners rid themselves of defective vehicles. As the founder and longtime managing partner of Burdge Law Office, Ron practiced exclusively in RV lemon law, lemon law, and consumer law from 1978 until his retirement, building one of the country’s most respected practices in the field and representing thousands of consumers against manufacturers.
Kelsey Black is the managing partner of Black Law P.A., the Florida litigation firm she launched in 2013 after concluding that large-firm practice offered everything except enjoyment. She tries and litigates complex business, fraud and securities, fiduciary, insurance coverage, real estate, and construction disputes, and her matters regularly turn on the recovery or defense of attorney’s fees.
Ronald L. Burdge is a nationally recognized lemon law attorney who spent his career fighting for the rights of consumers, with a particular reputation for helping RV owners rid themselves of defective vehicles. As the founder and longtime managing partner of Burdge Law Office, Ron practiced exclusively in RV lemon law, lemon law, and consumer law from 1978 until his retirement, building one of the country’s most respected practices in the field and representing thousands of consumers against manufacturers.
Kelsey Black is the managing partner of Black Law P.A., the Florida litigation firm she launched in 2013 after concluding that large-firm practice offered everything except enjoyment. She tries and litigates complex business, fraud and securities, fiduciary, insurance coverage, real estate, and construction disputes, and her matters regularly turn on the recovery or defense of attorney’s fees.
Requirements
The Alabama State Bar MCLE Commission requires attorneys to complete 12 credits, including 1 ethics, by December 31 of each year. All credits must be reported by February 15 of the following year. A maximum of 12 credits, including 1 ethics credit, may be carried over for 1 year only.
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