Stratos v. Department of Public Welfare

How courts have described this case

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• setting forth 12 criteria that apply to determination of reasonableness of a fee
• “Calculation of reasonable hourly rates should begin with the average rates in the attorney’s community for similar work by attorneys of the same years’ experience”
• “The financial benefit to the plaintiff, and the general benefit to public interests, are relevant considerations . . .”
• “Calculation of reasonable hourly rates should begin with the average rates in the attorney’s community for similar work by attorneys of the same years’ experience”
• “Calculation of reasonable hourly rates should begin with the average rates in the attorney’s community for similar work by attorneys of the same years’ experience”
• “(M)arket value must be understood to refer to the market for comparable services, rather than the market for work on similar cases”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).