Perspective
Oct. 20, 2009
Wannabes, Pretenders and the Real Deal
Patrick Lamb, Patrick McKenna, Jeffrey Carr and Edwin Reeser present another approach to initiating alternative fee arrangements.
FIRM MANAGEMENT
By Patrick Lamb, Patrick McKenna, Jeffrey Carr and Edwin Reeser The problems associated with the hourly billing model have been placed under an increasingly harsh light as economic conditions deteriorated during this business cycle. Predictably, the hourly billing model began to wither. Its saving grace has been the three dimensional intersection of inertia, general risk aversion and a "devil you know" mentality. But the budget restrai...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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