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Re: Lawyers Don’t Want You to Know This Billing Secret

TomaszStasiuk — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 14:23:39 -0000

Absolutely. However, I don't think the onus should be on clients to rebel. Lawyers already get a bad rap. Nickel and diming clients (especially when those charges add up) leave a bad taste to clients who are already footing the bill for professional services.

Re: Lawyers Don’t Want You to Know This Billing Secret

Jay S. Fleischman — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 01:00:46 -0000

Well, here's the thing - law firms had to provide these services in the old days. Clients, therefore, had to pay for them. Now that it's all been reduced to bits and bytes the need for those charges has been obviated but law firms realize that if they ditch the copier then a profit center goes out as well. They need those nickels and dimes to keep profit on top of their administrative bloat.

As clients begin to rebel, law firms will be forced to evolve or die.

Re: Lawyers Don’t Want You to Know This Billing Secret

frankharrison — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:01:58 -0000

I was charged 25 cents for a paper clip by a Calif. attorney. Needless to say, I did not pay it. The attorney lost the postage on 3 mailings before it was stopped. I was hoping that he would take me to court so that it would come out into the open.

Frank H.