§ 11.2.6 Types of Appellate Services Recoverable.

• Jurisdiction: Arizona

§ 11.2.6 Types of Appellate Services Recoverable. Under Schweiger, the successful party on appeal is entitled to recover a reasonable attorneys’ fee for every item of service which, at the time rendered, would have been undertaken by a reasonable lawyer to advance or protect the client’s interest. See Schweiger v. China Doll Rest., Inc.,, 138 Ariz. 183, 188, 673 P.2d 927, 932 (App. 1983); see also Ahwatukee Custom Estates Mgmt. Ass’n, Inc. v. Bach, 193 Ariz. 401, 403, ¶¶ 8-9, 973 P.2d 106, 108 (1999) (defining attorneys’ fees as fees related to rendering services that reflect and depend upon attorney’s training and legal skill). Schweiger contains a nonexhaustive list of the types of work on appeal for which fees are recoverable:

(1) Preparing pleadings and documents necessary to initiate the...