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Blagojevich gets a bargain rate for his defense team

By Douglas A. Berman

This interesting article, headlined "Blagojevich Lawyers Agree to $110-an-Hour Fee Limit ," explains how former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is getting some top-shelf legal help at cut-rate prices: Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's lawyers have reluctantly agreed to be paid far below the rate some of them usually charge in return for being allowed to tap his $2.3 million campaign fund. In court papers filed Friday morning, the lawyers accepted the rate of $110 an hour, which is the legal limit court-appointed lawyers can charge in federal cases. Big-name criminal defense attorneys often work on a flat-fee basis but when computed as hourly rates, their charges can range up to $700 and beyond. The debate over fees between prosecutors and the Blagojevich defense team headed by attorney Sheldon Sorosky has been dominating developments in the case for weeks...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on May 10, 2009 (boomark / email).