with comparable experience on cases of comparable difficulty are $250/hour — partner; $175/hour — associate; and $75/hour— paralegal. The court determines that the attorneys’ affidavits are the best evidence of reasonable fees. The affidavits are well-supported and indicate that the reasonable value of Plaintiffs attorneys’ services was significantly more than Plaintiff and his attorneys agreed Plaintiff would pay. Factors such as the complexity of the case and the attorneys’ experience also weigh in favor of awarding fees at a higher rate. Moreover, both the Supreme Court and the Tenth Circuit have allowed recovery of attorney fees in excess of an agreed-upon amount in certain circumstances. See, e.g., Blanchard v. Bergeron, 489 U.S. 87, 96, 109 S.Ct. 939, 103 L.Ed.2d 67 (1989) (<HOLDING>); Cadle Company, II, Inc. v. Chasteen, No.
holding defendant may receive only the portion of his fees under 42 usc  1988 that he would not have paid but for the frivolous claim recognizing absolute immunity to suits under 42 usc  1988 holding that the district court abused its discretion by telling the jury about the right of a prevailing plaintiff to attorney fees under 42 usc  1988 holding that an attorney may recover fees for time spent litigating the award of a 11 usc   1988 fee holding that a contingentfee agreement should not act as a ceiling on the award of attorney fees under 42 usc  1988