On Using and Billing for “Re-cycled Work Product”
“A lawyer who is able to reuse old work product has not re-earned the hours previously billed.” ABA Standing Comm. on Ethics & Professional Responsibility Formal Op. 93-379 (1993) In reviewing legal bills and speaking at CLE seminars to attorneys, I have found that too many attorneys lack a sufficient understanding of what is ethically permitted […]
The Consequences for Attorneys Who “Knowingly” or “Negligently” Engaging in Improper Billing
Whenever I do a seminar for attorneys on ethics, I always tell them that there are three things they should especially avoid doing: drugs, sex with a client, and messing with a client’s money. I tell them that if they are caught doing one of these three things, they will find that harsher discipline will […]