Correspondence from Lani Guinier to Leslie Winner Re Gingles Fee Petition
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October 15, 1986

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Legal Department General, Lani Guinier Correspondence. Correspondence from Lani Guinier to Leslie Winner Re Gingles Fee Petition, 1986. 93456b99-e992-ee11-be37-6045bdeb8873. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/99f47280-e774-4b68-883b-865766eeaf5f/correspondence-from-lani-guinier-to-leslie-winner-re-gingles-fee-petition. Accessed July 30, 2025.
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Lesar@fenseH NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND' INC. 99 Hudson Street, New york, N.y. i 0013 o (2121219-1900 october 15, 1985 Leslie Winner, Esq. Ferguson Watt l{a1las Adkins & Fuller 951 S. Independence Plaza Charlotte, N. C. 28202 Re: Ginqles Fee Petition I enclose a draft of affidavits and statements of hours for Eric and me. I do not have Juliust affidavit yet, only his total time from 1985 and L985. He says you have his time before that and someone in your offj-ce will pu11 it together to add to the time he can document. Steve Ralston will call Jon Wallace to confirm the proposed hourly rates and to add in appropriate contingency fees to our base rates. As vre discussed,, I have included the spread, sheets as well as a sunmary sheet for LDF expenses. You will note a figure for money LDF paid your f irm. Pursuant to our cooperating attorney agreement, you will seel< to recover this sum directly from the defendants, will deduct this sum from your recovery and will pay this amount back to LDF. We have agreed to discuss further how best to distribute expenses deemed non-recoverable by the court. Let us talk after you have a chance to review the enclosures. See you at Airlie. S incerely, Lani Guinier Lc/r Enclosures cc: Steve Ralston, Esg. Contibutittrts are decluctible lor U.S. inuttne tat purposes The NAACp Legat Delense & Educational Fund, lnc. (LDF) is not part oI the National Association lor the Advancement ol Colored People (NAACP) although IOF was tounOio Uy the NAACP and shares its commitment to equal rights. L0F has had lor over25 years a separate Board, program, statf. otfice and budget.