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Law Practice

Nov. 27, 2006

Suits Over Legal Fees

FOCUS COLUMN - By Gregory Bergman and Kenneth Moscaret - Imagine this current-day courtroom scenario for a moment. A client is litigating a claim of overbilling against its former law firm. The case is being tried to a jury.

Focus Column

By Gregory Bergman and Kenneth Moscaret
     
      Imagine this current-day courtroom scenario for a moment. A client is litigating a claim of overbilling against its former law firm. The case is being tried to a jury. The client, who received a decent result in the underlying case (although well short of the client's own expectations), was unhappy with the firm's bill - well into six figu...

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