Civil Rights Attorney's Fees - Qualifying as a Prevailing Party Offers No Guarantees
By EsqSocial Corporation 03/04/14
With the enactment of the Civil Rights Attorney's Fees Awards Act of 1976, a court may allow a prevailing party in a section 1983 civil rights lawsuit to recover reasonable attorney's fees as part of the award. One of the stated goals of the statute...
By: Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer P.A.