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Focus (Forum & Focus)

May 31, 2007

Fee Conundrum

Forum Column - By Fred Silberberg - The ability to seek fees from one’s spouse in a family-law case encourages fees to escalate. Certain lawyers make a career of pursuing outrageously high fee requests.

FORUM COLUMN

By Fred Silberberg

     
      Imagine you are not a lawyer, and you know your marriage is coming to an end. You need to consult an attorney to represent you, and you do not know what to expect.
      You are feeling stress, and you are angry. You are worried about money, your home and your children.
      Friends offer adv...

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