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Considering a major-league baseball player can make the equivalent of $15,000 per hour, "$1,000 for very seasoned lawyers who can solve complex problems doesn't seem to be inappropriate," says Mike Dillon, the general counsel of Sun Microsystems Inc.

1 posted on 08/22/2007 7:02:13 PM PDT by fight_truth_decay
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To: fight_truth_decay

Why? Lawyers aren’t that scarce. They’re a dime a dozen it seems.


2 posted on 08/22/2007 7:07:24 PM PDT by loreldan (Without coffee I am nothing.)
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To: fight_truth_decay

Shysters ain’t cheap!


4 posted on 08/22/2007 7:17:17 PM PDT by Abcdefg
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To: fight_truth_decay

If they are good at what they do, it would be worth it. Finding the good ones is the big issue.


5 posted on 08/22/2007 7:29:51 PM PDT by yldstrk (My heros have always been cowboys--Reagan and Bush)
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To: fight_truth_decay

We have the best justice system in this country that money can buy.


6 posted on 08/22/2007 7:33:14 PM PDT by rogator
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To: fight_truth_decay

I wonder what the paralegals — who actually do the work — are being billed out and what they’re paid.


10 posted on 08/22/2007 8:20:18 PM PDT by Fast Moving Angel (Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. --Einstein)
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To: fight_truth_decay

With these guys you’re not paying for their legal skills.


14 posted on 08/22/2007 9:14:47 PM PDT by joebuck
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To: fight_truth_decay

You know what’s even SCARIER?

8 HUMAN hours can be coverted into 20-25 BILLABLE ATTORNEY HOURS!


17 posted on 08/22/2007 9:38:37 PM PDT by tcrlaf (You can lead a Liberal to LOGIC, but you can't make it THINK)
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To: fight_truth_decay

I believe the supreme court of whatever state the shark is licensed to practice in, has to give the nod to rate hike requests, or the offender risks getting disbarred. This would make law practice much more regulated than the practice of medicine — outside of arm twisting deals with insurance companies and Medicare/Medicaid, doctors literally can charge what the market will bear.


21 posted on 08/23/2007 4:32:35 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck
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