7th Circuit Awards Reduced Fees To Appellant’s Former Counsel In Malpractice Appeal

( February 20, 2026, 8:11 AM EST) -- CHICAGO — The Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals awarded $12,000 in appellate fees to an attorney whose former client filed two appeals after unsuccessfully accusing the attorney of malpractice and has already been ordered to pay a $750 sanction; the awarded fee amount was less than half of the amount requested by the attorney....

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