Louisville Lawyer - Looks like there are lots of people (businesses included) that are looking for any way that they can to cut costs on attorneys fees!
when it comes to billing arrangements,
Mr. Marsh recommends paying by the hour rather than by retainer:
“I prefer the simple billable hours model. It keeps legal expenses predictable
and allows us to use as much legal assistance as we need, when we need it."
Louisville Lawyer - This is an interesting article. Mandating lawyers to do pro bono work! That's really something.
Under the current proposal,
about 6,000 of the state’s roughly 8,500 lawyers would have to do 20 hours of pro bono legal work a year
or pay a $500 fee. Lawyers who work in specialized parts of the law or lawyers
who work for the court system, the government or legal aid offices would be exempt from the requirement.
Louisville Lawyer - Louisville is about to use an electronic subpoena system. Everything is going to the web now ain't it.
Louisville Metro Mayor Jerry Abramson
and Louisville Metro Police Chief Robert White
previewed a program that’s expected to be implemented in stages starting early next year.
Legal expenses often include a significant amount for office use and costs.
Office costs may include faxing, photocopying, use of supplies, and time put in by assistants, paralegals, and secretaries.
In order to get a full idea of why a fee is so high, consider asking the law firm for an itemized list of each cost.
A class action “is often the only economically viable legal procedure”
to address a large volume of very small claims,
the court said in an opinion issued Thursday.
A class action “is often the only economically viable legal procedure”
to address a large volume of very small claims,
the court said in an opinion issued Thursday.
