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LCC and Brad Malamud, its president, have been performing legal bill review/audits for over 20 years. Using its proprietary software, S.C.A.L.E. LCC can quickly and accurately analyze legal billing to determine over-billing issues including but not limited to:
duplication of effort,
rate increases,
administrative charges,
overhead charges,
conferencing,
work that is within the expertise of the law firm,
work by attorneys that is secretarial or paralegal level,
excess time on motions, letters, phone calls etc.
Brad has worked on some of the nation’s largest legal fee audits, including the Exxon Valdez, the Hillbloom Estate litigation, and has worked for both private individuals, insurers, law firms and corporations. In additoin, he has prepared reports relied up by courts, arbitrators, mediators, and independent experts. Brad has worked with Jim Schratz, Ken Moscaret, Lewis Brisbois, Meckler Bulger, and numerous other law firms and experts.
In September, 2011, Brad testified in a major fee dispute in Los Angeles Superior Court and represented an insurance carrier that was fending off the opposition of another insurance carrier. The issue was the reasonableness of the underlying defense bills.
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