DXC provides expertise in complex cases and can help you analyze your legal costs and evaluate your outside counsel.
Bankruptcy Fee Consulting
Gain control of bankruptcy costs
DXC offers an early intervention program supplemented by ongoing compliance monitoring of fee applications, and we conduct efficient, timely reviews that lessen the strains on the bankruptcy process.
DXC assists in preserving the estate through ensuring compliance with U.S. Trustee guidelines, statutes, case law, court orders and standards in the industry. DXC attorneys assist the court, creditors, debtors, trustees and other interested parties in reaching an economical resolution of bankruptcy cases by ensuring estates are administered "promptly and efficiently, and that professional fees are reasonable."
In conducting our review, DXC relies upon the U.S. Trustee guidelines and evaluates the following factors:
- The time spent performing the tasks
- The rates charged
- Whether the services were necessary to the administration of, or beneficial towards the completion of, the case at the time they were rendered
- Whether compensation is reasonable based on the customary compensation charged by comparably skilled practitioners in non-bankruptcy cases
Legal Bill Audits
Assess all invoices for the information you need
When cases involve complex litigation, intricate issues and large dollar amounts, auditing is often the best answer.
Audits are conducted on-site at law firms, giving DXC's attorneys the opportunity to observe how the firms function, question personnel who handle legal activities, and obtain detailed information from legal files. A DXC attorney who is experienced in the legal cost area related to your business manages every audit project. Our representatives determine whether the time billed is fair, reasonable and accurate.
You receive a written report that provides a quantitative review of the legal billing. As part of the audit process, we provide cost-management recommendations you can follow to realize cost savings now and in the future.
Legal Bill Reviews
Validate charges and pinpoint discrepancies for resolution
The Legal Bill Review is a comprehensive review and analysis of legal bills versus any fee agreements or guidelines, applicable case law and generally accepted standards.
Our Legal Bill Reviews:
- Analyze one case/claim file or many
- Review invoices from one law firm or many
- May be accomplished with or without law firm knowledge and participation
- Identify patterns of excessive expenditures and pinpoint billing discrepancies
- Quantify the excessive expenditures
- Provide comprehensive narrative reports
- Specifically check to ensure:
- Law firm personnel who performed tasks were the right people to do the job
- Law firm staffing was efficient for the type of legal matters assigned
- Standard billing practices, appropriate case law and customer engagement instructions were followed