Alan Gura, the attorney who won a court ruling last month striking down a District of Columbia law barring individuals from carrying handguns in public for self-defense, is seeking an award of more than $50,000 in legal fees.

Gura, of Gura & Possessky in Alexandria, Va., filed a request late Tuesday for $54,720 in fees and costs. Lawyers for the city have yet to take a public position on the request. Gura wrote in his request that city officials told him they needed more time to consider the issue. A spokesman for the city’s Office of the Attorney General said they had “no immediate comment.”