“A lawyer who is able to reuse old work product has not re-earned the hours previously billed.” ABA Formal Op. 93-379 (1993)
In reviewing legal bills and speaking at CLE seminars to attorneys, I have found that too many attorneys lack a sufficient understanding of what is ethically permitted when it comes to billing for services. And one of the things most commonly misunderstood is how to ethically bill when using “re-cycled work product.”
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