LEGAL FEES — MEASURING REASONABLENESS — THE LODESTAR METHOD
Texas Subtleties in Using the “Lodestar” Method Michael Sean Quinn** Texas Disciplinary Rule of Professional Conduct 1.04 is recognized as providing some of...
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LEGAL FEES BILLED BY THE HOUR
REASONABLENESS OF “HOURLY” LEGAL FEES–A SUMMARY OF SOME CONSIDERATIONS, THOUGH NOT THE SUM, OF THEM ALL Michael Sean Quinn, Ph.D., J.D., Etc.* See the end Lawyers are fiduciaries of their clients. Lawyers have duties to...
Read MoreDiscovery Phraseology: “fail to reach out” versus. “mistake,” etc.
ON USING THE PHRASE “REACHING OUT” Michael Sean Quinn, Ph.D., J.D.* Often in depositions and/or trial testimony—more frequently depositions, of course, a lawyer (“L”) asks a witness (“W”) whether s/he contacted another person...
Read MoreLegal Ethics, Sanctions in Litigation, General Morality
UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLE(S) OF ACCEPTABLE LAW PRACTICE Michael Sean Quinn, Ph.D., J.D.* The following words come from Leroy Haeger v. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., CV-05-02046-PHX-ROS (D.Ariz). November 8,...
Read MoreLEGAL MARKETS AND THE NEW ADVERTISING OF CLIENTS
LAWYER MARKETS AND CLIENT ADVERTISING Michael Sean Quinn* What happens in and to a market when the prices of those selling goods and services rise beyond consumer expectations and/or consumer tolerance? How might all this happen...
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