You might want to listen to the tape for C-4, "Law Firm Billing
Practices: Information Ethics, Economics & Disclosure" from the
Pittsburgh meeting. The panel included a partner from a law firm and
representative from LEXIS and WESTLAW, and there were interesting
comments from the audience.
The Educational Program Handout Materials for the program reprinted ABA
Formal Opinion 93-379, Billing for Professional Fees, Disbursements and
Other Expenses, which might interest you.
=====Mary Whisner, Head of Reference======================
=====Gallagher Law Library, University of Washington======
=====whisner@u.washington.edu=============================
On Thu, 10 Aug 1995, Dorsey & Whitney wrote:
> My library manager has asked me to survey the list to see if any law firms
> are willing to discuss what they do when a client refuses to pay for CALR.
> Have any of you been confronted with this situation, either before the fact
> (client agrees to hire a firm but stipulates in the agreement that they
> won't pay for CALR) or after the fact (client hires a firm with no written
> stipulation, but refuses to pay for CALR)? Has anyone come up with
> alternative ways of handling such a situation or of justifying to clients
> your firm's use of CALR and need to recover the cost?
>
> Barbara Haeny, reference librarian
> Dorsey & Whitney
> Minneapolis
>
>
>
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