June 12, 2007 |
Posted By Patrick J. Lamb |
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Back To Regular Programing--Billable Hours Run Amuck
While its much more entertaining to write about Raquel Riskin (for those interested, vote here), I return to an issue at the core of this blog--hourly billing.
Here I am reading the June 2007 issue of American Lawyer. Nice little story about the San Diego City Attorney recommending that the City take legal action against Wilkie Farr for overworking and overbilling a matter. From the story, I can tell that no less than 5 partners worked on the matter and that for these 5 partners, 2006 billing rates ranged from a high of $865 per hour (okay, he's the firm's chair so that number must be out of whack) to ... here it comes ... $830 an hour at the low end. Three other partners on the matter billed at $850 per hour.
The point of the American Lawyer story is not the hourly rates. But they sure struck me. I wonder what their 2007 rates are....
Here I am reading the June 2007 issue of American Lawyer. Nice little story about the San Diego City Attorney recommending that the City take legal action against Wilkie Farr for overworking and overbilling a matter. From the story, I can tell that no less than 5 partners worked on the matter and that for these 5 partners, 2006 billing rates ranged from a high of $865 per hour (okay, he's the firm's chair so that number must be out of whack) to ... here it comes ... $830 an hour at the low end. Three other partners on the matter billed at $850 per hour.
The point of the American Lawyer story is not the hourly rates. But they sure struck me. I wonder what their 2007 rates are....
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