Krone v. State, Department of Health & Social Services

OPINION

WINFREE, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Class representatives prevailed in a class action suit concerning state constitutional rights. The pro bono fee agreement between the class representatives and their attorneys provided that the attorneys would be entitled to receive any attorney's fees awarded to the class representatives at the conclusion of the case. The superior court determined that the class representatives were public interest litigants and awarded them attorney's fees by: (1) determining appropriate hourly rates for their pro bono attorneys; (2) multiplying those rates by an…