(L-R) Laura Mattiacci and Susan Saint-Antoine with Console Mattiacci. Courtesy photos.
In his last opinion before retiring from the bench, U.S. District Judge Timothy Rice of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania used an award of attorney fees as a platform to call for more equitable fee rates for female trial lawyers.
The $803,468 award in attorney fees and costs to the plaintiff’s Console Mattiacci attorneys included top-of-market rates to all three shareholders in the case, straying from the recommendations the Community Legal Services fee schedule outlines for attorneys based on years of experience.
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