Practice Management

Jim Hassett Takes A Detour--But It's Worth It
Earlier, I wrote about Part I of Jim Hassett's 5-part series on alternative fees.  Jim has already written the entire series (if you want it in full format, it's available here)...

Jim Hassett Begins Series on Alternative Fees: What's Wrong With Billing By The Hour
Jim Hassett has posted the first of five posts on Alternative Fees in his terrific Legal Business Development blog.  The first post in the series is What's wrong with billing by the hour?   It's a good summary...

Alternative fees (Part 4): Why every lawyers needs to consider alternative fees now
In 2009, every lawyer should consider offering alternative fees. If your clients are worried about the economy, the reason is obvious: it?s a great way to offer more value. Last year, you could have gotten by with less radical solutions...

Alternative fees (Part 3): What your competitors are doing
A growing number of visionary firms are leading the charge to alternative fees. Last year, Patrick Lamb, author of the widely read blog, In Search of Perfect Client Service, founded a Chicago litigation firm which takes its name from the...

Hassett Presents Taxes and Wages Today at NYU
Kevin Hassett (American Enterprise Institute) presents Taxes and Wages at NYU today as part of its Colloquium Series on Tax Policy and Public Finance. Here is the abstract: Using panel data for 72 countries and 22 years, we explore the...

Slides: Troubled Economy and Alternative Fees
DuPage County Bar Association Speech Slides Many thanks to the kind people at the DuPage County Bar Association and the many attorneys who attended my presentation on "The Economy, Legal Fees and Your Future--or--Alternative Fees Will Help You Survive The Economic Downturn...

Cell Phone Early Termination Fees
How to recover billing errors

Excessive Bank Overdraft Fees
Bank Overdraft Fees alleging excessive fees and misrepresentation of account balances and more.

Apeks Scuba Diving Regulator
Recalled Due To Missing Part

Ellsworth School District
4.4% increase in salaries as part of contract settlement.

Tyson Foods
Donates Chickens as Part of Class Action Settlement

Asbestos Cleanup
Penn. Electric Co. pays part of $77,498 settlement in environmental lawsuit.

Energy Price Gouging
Inergy Propane announces refunds to customers as part of lawsuit settlement.