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Why E-Billing Programs Often Fail For Smaller Customers

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The Legal Bill Reviewer blog is written and maintained by John Conlon. It is written for all those who are interested in the art and science of reviewing legal bills, legal ethics issues impacting legal billing, and in litigation management issues that affect legal costs.

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Opinions that matter

“The fact that a private client may accede to the practice and pay the additional fees does not necessarily make them reasonable nor necessary when they are to be paid by the other party to the proceedings.” Halderman v. Pennhurst, 49 F. 3d 939 (3rd Cir. 1995).

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What the ethics of the legal profession say about legal fees

“Modification of a fee agreement to a lawyer’s benefit during a representation is generally impermissible as well as unenforceable.” ABA Annotated Model Rules of Prof. Conduct (7th ed. 2011), Comments to RPC 1.5 at p. 80.

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Did You Know

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