Attorney Fee Dispute Expert Witnesses

San Francisco, California

Legal - Attorney Fee Dispute, Legal Fee Dispute, Legal Billings, Legal Fee Consultant, Fee Review, Legal Billing Review, Legal Fee Review, Legal Fee Auditing, Fee Litigation, Legal Fee Expert, Attorney Fee Expert, Fee Shifting

John O’Connor has over 48 years of experience in a wide variety of litigation matters, ranging from personal injury to civil rights and employment to complex business cases. A significant part of that experience is the trial of over 70 cases in both state and federal Courts throughout the country, and the preparation for and settlement of many more, as well as a substantial number of arbitrations. Additionally, for 20 years, O’Connor functioned as managing partner of a substantial litigation firm. His law firm experience includes partnerships in small boutique firms, a substantial mid- sized firm, and larger nationally known firms. A significant portion of his work for over 40 years has been the evaluation, litigation and resolution of attorney fee issues. First as an Assistant United States Attorney, and later representing county and municipal governments, O’Connor has represented potential fee payors under “fee shifting” statutes. He, as well, has worked extensively for fee peti...

Noblesville, Indiana

Legal, Insurance - attorney fee dispute, lawyer fee dispute, legal fee dispute, legal billing dispute, legal fee consultant, legal bill auditing, legal bill review, legal fee review, legal fee billing expert, attorney fee expert, environmental claims, insurance coverage dispute

Over the past 30 years, John Conlon has reviewed thousands of legal bills in all types of cases involving trusts and estates, environmental cleanup, asbestosis, and toxic tort cases, all manner of business disputes including intellectual property and employer-employee disputes, bankruptcies, real estate, legal malpractice, personal injury, wrongful death, sexual molestation, and state and federal criminal law matters to name but a few. John has provided both private opinions and court opinions on the reasonableness of fee bills and hourly billing rates in state and federal cases throughout the U.S. Case values have ranged from $50,000 to over $30,000,000 in disputed legal fees. His clients have included corporations, government and quasi-governmental entities, attorneys, and individuals throughout the U.S. who are either seeking or are opposed to attorney fees. As a Registered Mediator and a founding member of the Indiana State Bar Fee Bill Dispute Resolution Committee, John Con...