How many lawyers does it take to screw in a lightbulb? Three: One to do it, and two to sue him for malpractice.
How many lawyers does it take to screw in a lightbulb? Three: One to do it, and two to sue him for malpractice.
Within a single billing increment lurks a tricky truth that many who deal with lawyers and their billing practices are unaware. Lawyers’ billing practices have long been criticized for their tendency to be exaggerated, “guesstimated,” and sometimes blatantly padded. The lay client must rely on its lawyer not only to accurately document his or her time spent on a particular task, but to perform only those tasks that are actually necessary or helpful to the matter at hand.
