How to Recover Attorneys’ Fees in Texas 2026

How to Recover Attorneys' Fees in Texas is more important today to trial lawyers and their clients than ever before. The ability to recover attorneys' fees may be the deciding factor in whether or not to file a lawsuit, try a lawsuit, or settle a lawsuit. The law has changed dramatically with the landmark decision in the Rohrmoos case: the Texas Supreme Court clarified Texas law on the recovery of attorneys' fees and the lodestar method now controls recovery of attorneys' fees in all Texas cases.Attorneys' fees recovery is one of the fastest-evolving areas of law in Texas, with ongoing legislative, judicial, and procedural changes shaping how fees are assessed and recovered in various legal contexts. Attorneys practicing in Texas should stay informed about these changes to effectively navigate the complexities of fee recovery for their clients. Attorneys' fees experts Trey Cox and Jason Dennis have authored this book as a complete, step-by-step guide for practicing attorneys to help them win and defeat attorneys' fees claims at trial.How to Recover Attorneys’ Fees in Texas examines why trial lawyers must treat attorneys’ fees as a core part of their cases and arms you with the practical tools you need to assert and defend attorneys’ fees claims with confidence and credibility.NEW IN THIS EDITIONExamination of the scope and application of Texas General Laws Section 38.001, Recovery of Attorneys’ Fees that, by its terms had previously authorized recovery of fees only from “an individual or corporation.” Discussion focuses on how this definition has been expanded and interpreted in recent yearsUpdates to the current pattern jury charge for attorneys’ fees to account for the Rohrmoos decisionUpdates to the discussion of recovery of paralegal fees, including what must be established by counsel to successfully recover paralegal fees, what proof and evidence is required, and what can be billed at a paralegal rate Read more