LePome v. Berkson

*552OPINION

By the Court,

Pickering, J.:

This appeal presents three narrow but previously undecided issues concerning offer of judgment practice under NRCP 68 and NRS 17.115. Reversing, we hold that (1) a judgment obtained on or after appeal can qualify as a “more favorable judgment” for purposes of the fee-shifting provisions of NRCP 68 and NRS 17.115, (2) appellate fees are recoverable, and (3) an unrepresented party who serves an offer of judgment may recover fees later paid to a lawyer hired to prosecute or defend the case.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

The underlying dispute involves a contest…