Law Practice
Mar. 3, 2012
Fee disputes: an ethical review of lawyer billing
In order to justify a billing, the activities of an attorney should be authorized, appropriate and reasonable. By Alexander S. Polsky of JAMS
Fee review has become common practice. Private companies regularly impose their values for time spent by attorneys, merely be reviewing the bills and comparing them to pre-set criteria. This approach is result oriented, designed to cut bills, and is of questionable ethics. The comments that follow focus on the issues an auditor, special master, arbitrator or reviewing court might consider when analyzing a fee dispute.
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