Comments on: $46,000 attorney fee request in $44.63 dispute

By: Vicky

Vicky — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 06:52:33 +0000

That’s good for the attorney. I agree with all the comments though. I find that attorney’s are greedy and basically commit what I call “White Collar Crime” from being unethical when it comes to fees. It is very sad and while they enjoy ripping individuals off by taking their hard earned money, they will have to pay for it someday, whether financially or another way.

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By: O. Daille Nation-Ashley

O. Daille Nation-Ashley — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 00:12:47 +0000

This highlights on the one hand the excesses and inefficiences inherent in the billable hours system and on the other the cases many law firms will try to avoid because it's just uneconomical and not worth it. Nobody wins.

By: mmm

mmm — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 17:51:32 +0000

While $46k is awfully high, $500 is about 2 hours worth of work. I dare any of you to a good enough job in two hours (especially one that nets your clients 235 times the original value ;)).

By: DA

DA — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 22:38:58 +0000

Why do we never read of fraud charges brought up in these situations? These are such perfect examples of both the abuse of a system by lawyers and the system’s total lack of “policing.”