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Billing
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Healthcare Law Insights
OIG Issues Report Regarding Suspicious Billing Practices by CMHCS
Earlier this month, the US Dept. of Health and Human Services Office of inspector General (OIG) issued a report regarding suspicious billing practices by community mental health clinics (CMHCS). OIG…
LawBiz Blog
LawBiz® Legal Pad: Bringing in the $’s – Collections
By Ed Poll
Are you billing appropriately? This week, Ed will offer handy tips that will help you collect what you billed to make sure that you're getting paid.
Business and Commercial
Discounted hourly rates are not alternative fees
By Patrick Lamb
I had to do a bit of catching up on my MCLE, so I watched a program entitled Attorney Alternative Billing Options and Their Ethical Considerations. Apart from the absence…
Legal Ease Blog
New York Judge Sides with Law Firm on Fee Dispute Issue
Earlier this week, in a case entitled, Emery Celli Brinkerhoff & Abady, LLP v. Michael Rose, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Joan Madden sided with a law firm in a fee…
Legal Profession Blog
Billing Misconduct Draws Two Year Suspension
The New York Appellate Division for the Third Judicial Department has imposed a two-year suspension of an attorney who engaged in billing misconduct.The attorney was an associate at a law…
Other
Billing when you add no value
By Patrick Lamb
I just received a bill from my local counsel on a very small case. The bill is less than $200, but I am annoyed. Why? Because I am getting billed…
Legal Ease Blog
Is Tracking Time a Waste of Time?
Last week, Loretta Ruppert provided us with the reasons she thinks lawyers should track all of their time, billable or not, regardless of the way they calculate fees for clients.…
Legal Profession Blog
Probation For Billing Errors
An attorney who had overbilled the Office of the State Court Administrator "approximately $115,000 for her legal services" received a stayed 30 day suspension approved by the Colorado Presiding Disciplinary…
Legal Ease Blog
How to Choose Billing and Accounting Software for Your Law Firm – Guest Post
By Allison Johs
This is a guest post written by Loretta Ruppert, Senior Director of Community Management for LexisNexis’ practice management team, including law firm management and legal billing software. She has experience as…
Legal Ease Blog
How to Choose Billing and Accounting Software for Your Law Firm – Guest Post
This is a guest post written by Loretta Ruppert, Senior Director of Community Management for LexisNexis’ practice management team, including law firm management and legal billing software. She has experience…