Comments on: How do you hold family law lawyers accoutable for overbilling? http://www.familylawmadeeasy.com/blog/how-do-you-hold-family-law-lawyers-accoutable-for-overbilling/ Thu, 17 May 2012 16:36:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: angrycelt http://www.familylawmadeeasy.com/blog/how-do-you-hold-family-law-lawyers-accoutable-for-overbilling/comment-page-1/#comment-68 angrycelt Sun, 18 Jan 2009 20:35:52 +0000 http://www.familylawmadeeasy.com/blog/how-do-you-hold-family-law-lawyers-accoutable-for-overbilling/#comment-68 At gun point!!!!!!! At gun point!!!!!!!

]]> By: Olesya C http://www.familylawmadeeasy.com/blog/how-do-you-hold-family-law-lawyers-accoutable-for-overbilling/comment-page-1/#comment-67 Olesya C Sun, 18 Jan 2009 01:34:15 +0000 http://www.familylawmadeeasy.com/blog/how-do-you-hold-family-law-lawyers-accoutable-for-overbilling/#comment-67 There is no way to hold them accountable. They are greedy scumbags that make money on people's grief. The only way to deal with them is to get rid of their worthless a*sses. In your particular situation, there is nothing that your mom can't do herself without the lawyer's help. She really needs to get rid of them, set the court date, get the house back, and deny him the spousal support. The judge will be on her side, she has nothing to worry about. There is no way to hold them accountable. They are greedy scumbags that make money on people’s grief. The only way to deal with them is to get rid of their worthless a*sses. In your particular situation, there is nothing that your mom can’t do herself without the lawyer’s help. She really needs to get rid of them, set the court date, get the house back, and deny him the spousal support. The judge will be on her side, she has nothing to worry about.

]]> By: Lisa http://www.familylawmadeeasy.com/blog/how-do-you-hold-family-law-lawyers-accoutable-for-overbilling/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Lisa Thu, 15 Jan 2009 08:44:03 +0000 http://www.familylawmadeeasy.com/blog/how-do-you-hold-family-law-lawyers-accoutable-for-overbilling/#comment-66 The best way would be to get your family to settle and not need the lawyers. Then they won't have to bill your family on all the time they're spending on your case. The more combative the two parties are, the more things will get stalled and the more work the attorneys will have to spend on the case. They do a lot of work outside of the courthouse and appointments. Legal research and preparing documents takes up the majority of a lawyers time if they have a difficult case so the chances are they are not overbilling. Just have your parents ask for a detailed accounting of the bill. If you were a lawyer and you spent your time and expertise helping someone, you would want to be paid for your work, wouldn't you. They might seem ridiculous to you but you probably don't realize how tedious and time consuming legal work can be. The best way would be to get your family to settle and not need the lawyers. Then they won’t have to bill your family on all the time they’re spending on your case. The more combative the two parties are, the more things will get stalled and the more work the attorneys will have to spend on the case. They do a lot of work outside of the courthouse and appointments. Legal research and preparing documents takes up the majority of a lawyers time if they have a difficult case so the chances are they are not overbilling. Just have your parents ask for a detailed accounting of the bill.

If you were a lawyer and you spent your time and expertise helping someone, you would want to be paid for your work, wouldn’t you. They might seem ridiculous to you but you probably don’t realize how tedious and time consuming legal work can be.

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