OUCH! Sticker Shock! Just got my 1st
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| Sat, 02-19-2005 - 2:04pm |
atty bill ... I'm not complaining b/c i KNEW it would be expensive ... my atty is $350/hr. But i met with him the other day, about the filing, & i swear MAYBE i was in *his* office 30 min ... then i went to his assistant for all the paperwork. I still was charged a full hour with him - shouldnt it be based on how many minutes i am actually with him, & shouldnt i have been charged 1/2 his hourly rate? I dont mind paying the whole hour w/ the asst, i WAS with her an hour, AND she is only $130/hr! & the phone calls - YOWCH< they hurt too! Im not calling unless its absolutely necessarry! lol & he DID encourage me to use the assistants whenever possible, to keep the price down. I WILL do that.
I guess i will wait till the next time & really watch the time & see what they charge. Maybe its a mistake? Or maybe like anything over 30 min, maybe i was in there 32! & then it goes to a full hour?
Aye aye aye, i hope this is over FAST!


Yeah, thats what i sort of figured. Like he SPOKE w/ me for 30+ minutes & then may have spent 20 or so THINKING , lol, about it. I have to laugh ... sort of ... i spend my time at work, very often not THINKING about it - but DOING -life saving procedures, or at least interventions that are life saving ... & *I* get $30 an hour ....
eh, its the way of the world i suppose! :) Thanks! R~
Hi,
I know how you feel, and yes they do charge you for everything, every time you call them to ask a question,or they call you to tell you something, every paper that is typed,everything. My damn divorce has been going on for almost 2freakin years,and so far I have paid my lawyer over 4 thousand dollars,,I know my lawyer is asking for lawyers fees,but that does not help me now..I
I know exactly what you mean..... I worked for a law office and was in charge of the billable hours. That particular office didn't charge a full hour for 30 minutes of work, but I know that there are some out there that "round off" hours..... it stinks.
I am surprised that they didn't ask you for a retainer though..... I was lucky, my retainer actually covered what my lawyer did, I only had to pay additional for the court transcript ( which happened to be like 99.00 ) But all else was covered in the retainer.
Good luck with everything, it is a lot of money, but well worth it in the end.
Hugs,
Angelena
WOW...5K huh? I paid 1850 retainer. He was good too! I did have a lawyer in the beginning that did a lousy job and delayed everything that asked for 2500.00 retainer.
I wish I was a lawyer! ( I am actually going back to school for this )'
Good luck.
Angelena