Does an award of attorney's fees indirectly serve the same purpose as an award directly to a fee paying litigant?
"New York", United States of America
The following excerpt is from Atamanuk v. Kwok Yuin Wong, 368 N.Y.S.2d 733, 82 Misc.2d 1059 (N.Y. City Ct. 1975):
Moreover, 'an award of attorney's fees to the organization providing free legal services indirectly serves the same purpose as an award directly to a fee paying litigant' by encouraging the protection of the indigent litigant's rights. Brandenburger v. Thompson, 494 F.2d 885 (9th Cir. 1974).
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