Court Error – Attorney’s Fees

By: Derek Hawkins//July 18, 2017//

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: Detlef Sommerfield v. City of Chicago

Case No.: 12‐1506 & 13‐1265

Officials: WOOD, Chief Judge, and POSNER and KANNE, Circuit Judges

Focus: Court Error – Attorney’s Fees

After years of protracted litigation, a jury awarded Chicago Police Officer Detlef Sommerfield $30,000 in his workplace discrimination suit. For his efforts, Sommerfield’s lawyer requested $1.5 million in attorney’s fees, a sum the district court reduced to $430,000. Sommerfield now appeals, challenging the district court’s handling of his case and, in particular, its refusal to grant his attorney the full $1.5 million. We affirm.

Affirmed

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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