• Our central mailing address is PO Box 8, Great Falls, VA  22066
• The address for other deliveries (like FedEx, UPS, etc.) depends on which person or department you're trying to reach -- just ask.
• Our main fax number is (202) 499-7011
• Our main phone number is (703) 684-6996
• E-mail is always the best way to contact us:  Devil's Advocate

• DA has helped found Legal Fee Arbitration, LLC
• LFA provides expert arbitrators focusing on legal fee disputes
• Generic arbitration services use lawyers and ex-lawyers as arbitrators
  • They're paid by the hour for their services
  • They've got a built-in bias favoring lawyers in a fee dispute
• LFA's procedures are streamlined for quick, cost-effective resolution of fee disputes
• LFA fees incorporate an independent review of the bills
• LFA arbitrators are already legal fee experts with many years of experience
• Visit www.LegalFeeArbitration.us

• John Toothman spoke at a panel presentation sponsored by the American Bar Association.
• The panel addressed insurance coverage for reasonable legal fees.
• John's paper is entitled:  To Get Paid, Get Reasonable.  The paper summarizes the law relating to insurance defense legal fees & expenses and how to manage them, including Pepsi Cola v. INA, validating enforcement of insurance billing guidelines and encouraging independent bill reviews to withhold unreasonable fees and expenses.
  • To see a sample, click here.
  • To obtain a free copy, email us your contact information

• John Toothman is quoted by The New York Times
  For Legal Fees, It’s More of a Buyer’s Market, D. Jacobs, SPG2 (Oct. 20, 2010)

• John Toothman discusses recent Supreme Court decisions regarding legal fees and related issues in the National Law Journal:
  Commentary: Three recent decisions can help limit blowout legal fees

• Look for Legal Fees: Law & Management from Carolina Academic Press, by John Toothman & Professor William Ross
• Also available through Amazon.com or Barnes & Noble.com
• More information, including a copy of the Preface, is available here.

• Visit our Lawyer Complaint page for suggestions.

We are inundated with complaints about lawyers, and not just about legal fees.  We cannot personally help everyone, but this web-site provides information to get you started.  You should consider making a written complaint to your local bar authority.

• Attorneys with substantial litigation experience, accountants, paralegals, and clerical staff are potential employees.  Contact DA for information

• John Toothman & Douglas Danner, Trial Practice Checklists 2d (3 volumes)