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R.M. v. SUPREME COURT OF NEW JERSEY

918 A.2d 7 (2007)

190 N.J. 1

R.M., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SUPREME COURT OF NEW JERSEY, District XIII Ethics Committee and Office of Attorney Ethics, Defendants-Respondents, and Jane Doe, Defendant.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided March 26, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard M. Gutman, Montclair, argued the cause for appellant (Richard Gutman, P.C., attorney).

Patrick DeAlmeida, Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause for respondents (Stuart Rabner, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney).

Justice RIVERA-SOTO delivered the opinion of the Court.

In this appeal, we review the methodology to be applied in respect of applications for counsel fees and costs in those instances where fee-shifting is permitted. We reaffirm that when a motion for counsel fees and costs is properly presented, the trial court must exercise its discretion within careful confines to determine the "lodestar" — that is, the number of hours reasonably expended multiplied by...

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