Seeking Attorneys’ Fees Under The Equal Access To Justice Act




Webinar Details

The ABA Children’s Immigration Law Academy (CILA) and the National Immigration Litigation Alliance (NILA) invite you view this hour-long webinar for immigration practitioners focused on federal court practice. The specific topic covered for this webinar is Seeking Attorneys’ Fees Under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA).

This webinar will provide attorneys with the information they need to seek fees under the EAJA, and is accompanied by a Fifth Circuit template motion for fees. In it, experts Trina Realmuto and Kristin Macleod-Ball will provide best practices, discuss filing deadlines, review statutory requirements, go over how to calculate fees and rates, and finally, provide tips for making and countering settlement offers.

This training is accompanied by an example template Motion for Attorneys’ Fees and Expenses Under the Equal Access to Justice Act, provided by NILA.

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Recorded Date

June 1, 2021

Speakers

  • Trina Realmuto, Executive Director, NILA
  • Kristin Macleod-Ball, Senior Staff Attorney, NILA

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