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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

L'ESPERANCE v. Benware, 2003 VT 43 (2003)

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L'ESPERANCE v. Benware, 2003 VT 43 (2003)
Parent Document
L'ESPERANCE v. Benware, 2003 VT 43 (2003)
Jurisdiction
Vermont (state)
Effective Date
2003-05-02

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¶ 22. In calculating the award of attorney’s fees, the court looks to the “most useful starting point,” the “lodestar figure,” by determining the number of hours reasonably expended on the case multiplied by a reasonable hourly rate, and then adjusting that fee upward or downward based on various factors. See Hensley v. Eckerhart,