It's the same in the US

It is not. Legal fees are rarely awarded in the U.S.

I should have said if you recover it in your damages, which every competent attorney will push for.

	▲	staticman2 33 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Legal fees are not something you are usually legally entitled to. Your attorney can push for whatever illegal thing they can think of, it doesn't mean you will get it.