What A Lawyer Must Do To Increase Hourly Billing Rates Or Modify A Fee Agreement
Invariably, when a legal matter has continued for some time, there is an increase hourly billing rates over what was ...
For Attorneys Only! How to Avoid Legal Bill Disputes.
As most of my posts have been for the benefit of clients of lawyers, I thought it was about time ...
Why Weaponized ADR Clauses In Retainer Agreements Require “Informed Consent”
I am a big supporter of using alternative dispute resolution (ADR) to resolve fee bill disputes when direct negotiation fails. ...
Super Lawyers: Are They Really “Super” Lawyers?”
In shopping around for a new lawyer, you may have noticed how many lawyers proudly proclaim that they have been ...
Happy New Year and Beware of Surprises in 4th Quarter Bills
It’s been said with good justification that “a lawyer’s pen gets heavier during the fourth quarter.” Invariably, as the year nears ...
Using Outsourced Legal Staff
The following is an excerpt from my book, Red Flags In Legal Bills: What Signals Are Attorneys Sending? Related to the ...
Googling To Find Out If Your Attorney Used Form Documents
I used to belong to a practice section of my state bar that I called the “Does Anyone Have a ...
The Importance of Agreeing On Legal Staff To Be Used
In the introduction to The Art Of Hiring The Right Lawyer & Negotiating A Fee Agreement That Will Save On ...
On Using and Billing for “Re-cycled Work Product” “A lawyer who is able to reuse old work product has not re-earned ...