As noted throughout this blog, overbilling in the legal profession is common. This is partially because overworked lawyers are common. What happens when these two phenomenon collide? More hours billed in a day than are possible. It appears some lawyers fool themselves into thinking that they actually work more than they exist. One ohio attorney [...]
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As noted throughout this blog, overbilling in the legal profession is common. This is partially because overworked lawyers are common. What happens when these two phenomenon collide? More hours billed in a day than are possible. It appears some lawyers fool themselves into thinking that they actually work more than they exist. One ohio attorney [...]
In 1991, law professor William Ross surveyed 280 lawyers in private practice and 80 who worked in-house for companies. He found that seven out of eight practicing lawyers said that it was ethical to bill a client for “recycled” work originally done for another client. Half said they had billed two different clients for work [...]