From 2005 to 2015 this blog presented news items and resources relating to trial advocacy and the legal system, with a focus on Washington State. It was developed to support the Trial Advocacy Program at the University of Washington School of Law, but broadened to include appellate practice, the courts, access to justice, and related topics. It is no longer active.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Attorneys Fees for Parents Involved in Community Schools Case?
Davis Wright Tremaine successfully represented the parents who challenged the Seattle Public Schools' student assignment plan in Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School Dist. No. 1 (2007). Now it hopes to be awarded attorneys fees, but the School District is arguing against that. Judge Rothstein (W.D. Wash.) is hearing the case. Education | Firm's right to collect attorneys fees in limbo | Seattle Times Newspaper, Jan. 14, 2009. (Earlier post here.)
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