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?Good , fast, cheap; pick any two? applies to us

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

Business analysts say this rule applies in the service industries, and it applies to lawyers. I've been applying it for years, and telling the clients. You want it good and fast? It won’t be cheap. You want it fast and cheap? It won’t be good. You want it good and cheap? It won’t be fast. You want all three? Then it will cost you. I was hired Thursday at 5 p.m. for a post-conviction petition with 72 hours notice that the statute of limitations expired today. I doubled my fee for the petition drafting part, and got it. In advance. They were understanding. Don't sell yourself short. You have to take a weekend you were planning on doing nothing or something nonlegal, and a client wants to take that away from you, then the client has to pay for the privilege...continue to full post

Full post as published by Law Of Criminal Defense on February 01, 2010 (boomark / email).