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Law Practice

Jan. 6, 2004

Counting Every Last Cent

Daily Journal EXTRA Feature - Faxes, photocopies, Internet research, and telephone calls all make their way onto legal bills. And though seemingly inconsequential to a client compared to an attorney's hourly fee, the revenue from these disbursements adds up to a significant payday for most law firms - and one which they're not willing to part with.

By Joel Rosenblatt
        Disbursements are the giblets of the legal business.
        They are the smaller, less desirable expenses: the photocopies, faxes, telephone calls and computer searches that many lawyers would rather not pass on to clients.
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