Moving Attorney Did Some Smart Things Here.
Because trial court experiences can provide some good tips, we report on the result of an attorney’s fees motion in a recent San Diego County Superior Court ruling in Five Star Synergy, Inc. v. Light Wireless Communications, LLC.
This was a commercial unlawful detainer case filed on October 2, 2014 and tried on January 8, 2015 before Judge Richard S. Whitney. Landlord prevailed on the possession issue and was also awarded $13,883 in unpaid rent/rental damages as well as routine costs. Landlord then moved to recoup attorney’s fees of $29,212 based on a contractual fees clause in the lease. Landlord recently won them all. In the process, landlord’s attorney did some smart things: (1) they only billed for time through January 2015, not including post-trial work in attending and opposing a lockout stay ex parte appearance request; and (2) they “no charged” for an associate attending the trial with the primary attorney trying the case. These prudent decisions resulted in the entirety of the fee request being granted.
HAT TIP—The successful attorneys were Tom Nowland and Dan Brodnax, with co-contributor Mike knowing and working with Tom. Congrats to you both and your client, and HAT TIP for providing us the information on the fee result.
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