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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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“Tactical decisions made by a party to bring outside pressure to bear on one's opponent — be it a complaint to regulatory authorities or merely organizing a public protest or boycott — might make for good litigation strategy, but it is not compensable time.” Scott v. City and County of Denver, 2014 WL 287558 (D. Col. 2014).

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What the ethics of the legal profession say about legal fees

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The Last Word

“Although some attorneys lose money by forgetting to bill for various tasks that they performed, it is perhaps more common for attorneys to overestimate their time.” Wm. Ross, The Honest Hour – The Ethics of Time Based Billing (Carolina Press 1997) at p. 63 .

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