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Billing
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Idaho Criminal Defense Blog
The Six Dollar Fax Is Driving Me Crazy
That's right - a six dollar fax. No fries or coke. "Just the fax, Ma'am." Are you kidding me?! So I got this bill from a lawyer to whom I…
Business and Commercial
Altman Weil Survey: Law Firms Are Raising Rates in 2010
By Patrick Lamb
Altman Weil has just issues its flash survey on 2010 billing rates. Apparently, many law firms have decided to shoot themselves raise rates in 2010. The survey reports that “US law…
Business and Commercial
WARNING: Beware of Stealth Rate Increases
By Patrick Lamb
This if for clients only. If you are from a law firm, don't bother reading this. Many firms have announced that they are moving away from lockstep compensation and advancement…
Business and Commercial
More On The Tone Deaf, Insane Crowd
By Patrick Lamb
Altman Weil is out with a flash survey of law firms on 2010 billing rates. The survey finds: The survey found that US law firms project an average overall increase…
Law Practice Tips
Fixed fees needn’t mean working more for less (or for free)
By Jim Calloway
Fixed fees needn’t mean working more for less (or for free) is the title of my new column in Lawyer's USA. It is interesting to note that this year the…
Business and Commercial
Results Are In: Insanity Rules
By Patrick Lamb
Ten days ago, I linked to a post, by Susan Hackett of ACC, Are Firms Tone Deaf? Why Push For Rate Increases In 2010? I referred to a post I made…
Business and Commercial
Alternative Fees: So how’d you come up with that number? Part II
By Patrick Lamb
Following up on my last post on how clients can determine whether the alternative fee quoted is a good one or not, I invite you to read this article from…
Legal Ease Blog
Suddenly Solo? An Opportunity to Introduce Fixed Fees – Part II
By Allison Johs
In my last post, I discussed the opportunities for solos to begin using fixed fees in their practice, the advantages for doing so, and the dangers of basing fixed fees…
Legal Ease Blog
Suddenly Solo? An Opportunity to Introduce Fixed Fees
Whether you are ‘suddenly solo’ due to downsizing, law firm collapse or rescinded offers or you are a newly-minted solo just out of school, one of the biggest challenges of…
Legal Ease Blog
How do you talk to your clients about fees?
When my clients tell me that they're having difficulty getting paid or that they are having problems with an alternative billing arrangement with their clients, the first two questions I…