{"id":3897,"date":"2003-06-07T17:59:20","date_gmt":"2003-06-07T21:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/formerlyknownas\/___-fees\/"},"modified":"2010-08-09T07:44:21","modified_gmt":"2010-08-09T11:44:21","slug":"___-fees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/___-fees\/","title":{"rendered":"___ Fees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"a34\" name=\"a34\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><em>&#8212; <\/em><\/em><em>Below are ethicalEsq-f\/k\/a<\/em><em> <\/em><em>postings and annotated web resources on this topic. Find our full list of annotated ethics links by clicking <\/em>the\u00a0<a title=\"portal to postings and sources on lawyer ethics and client rights\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/resources\/\">Client Rights &amp; Legal Ethics<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/resources\/\"><\/a> link o<em>n the Navigation Bar.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2009\/02\/28\/understanding-and-reducing-attorney-fees\/\">understanding and reducing attorney fees<\/a>&#8221; (February 28, 2009)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2009\/02\/26\/alf4-crushed-by-clocks-insulted-by-intervals\/\">crushed by clocks? insulted by intervals<\/a>&#8221; [<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2009\/02\/26\/alf4-crushed-by-clocks-insulted-by-intervals\/\">ALF #4<\/a>; is hourly billing an insult to lawyers? of course not] (Feb. 26, 2009)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2009\/02\/24\/alf-3-dont-forget-those-minimum-fee-schedules\/\">don&#8217;t forget those minimum fee schedules<\/a>&#8221; [<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2009\/02\/24\/alf-3-dont-forget-those-minimum-fee-schedules\/\">ALF #3<\/a>] (Feb. 24, 2009)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2009\/02\/24\/alf-2-foxes-guarding-the-golden-eggs\/\">foxes guarding the golden eggs<\/a>&#8221; [<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2009\/02\/24\/alf-2-foxes-guarding-the-golden-eggs\/\">ALF #2<\/a>] (February 24, 2009)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2009\/02\/22\/alf-1-other-thoughtful-voices-on-the-lawyer-billing-debate\/\">other thoughtful voices on the lawyer billing debate<\/a>&#8221; [<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2009\/02\/22\/alf-1-other-thoughtful-voices-on-the-lawyer-billing-debate\/\">ALF#1<\/a>] (Feb. 22, 2009)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2009\/02\/05\/gals-alternative-universe\/\">GAL&#8217;s alternative universe<\/a>&#8221; (Feb. 5, 2009)<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2008\/12\/03\/some-value-billing-issues-for-todays-aba-ethics-teleconference\/\">value pricing by lawyers raises many ethical red flags<\/a>\u201d &#8221; (Dec. 3, 2008)<\/li>\n<li>\u201c<a href=\"..\/2008\/11\/25\/smart-clients-care-about-bonuses-and-marketplace-value\/\">smart clients care about . . . marketplace \u2018value\u2019<\/a>\u201d (Nov. 25, 2008)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2008\/07\/21\/doubts-over-debt-negotiation-fees\/\">doubts over debt negotiation fees<\/a>&#8221; (July 22, 2008)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2007\/12\/11\/unconscionable-silence-over-graubards-42-million-contingency-fee\/\">unconscionable silence over Graubard\u2019s $42 million contingency fee<\/a>&#8221; (December 11, 2007)<\/li>\n<li>\u201c<a href=\"..\/2007\/10\/10\/time-flu-pumpkins-too\/\">time, fees, flu, pumpkins, too<\/a>\u201d (Oct. 10, 2007)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2007\/09\/11\/finally-nlj-on-the-realities-of-alternative-billing\/\">finally: NLJ on the realities of alternative billing<\/a>&#8221; (Sept. 11, 2007)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2007\/09\/04\/contingency-fees-and-the-clueless-fiduciary\/\">contingency fees and the clueless fiduciary<\/a> Sept.4, 2007<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2007\/08\/29\/why-do-lawyers-lie-about-contingency-fees\/\">why do lawyers lie (about contingency fees)?<\/a> Aug. 29, 2007<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2007\/08\/18\/broadening-the-hourly-billing-debate-consider-yourself-your-clients\/\">broadening the billable hour debate<\/a> Aug. 18, 2007<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2007\/07\/26\/presumed-ignorant-scott-turow-on-the-billable-hour\/\">presumed ignorant: Scott Turow on the Billable Hour<\/a> July 26, 2007<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2006\/05\/09\/lawyers-and-cashews-and-premium-pricing\/\">lawyers and cashews (and premium pricing)<\/a> May 9, 2006<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2006\/04\/08\/contingency-fees-pt-1-of-4-market-failures\/\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: x-small\"><em> <\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: x-small\"><em> the ETHICS and ECONOMICS of STANDARD CONTINGENCY FEES: <\/em><\/span><span style=\"font-size: x-small\"><em><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/contingency-fees-pt-1-of-4-market-failures\/\">Part I <\/a><\/em><em> (Market failures); <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/contingency-fees-pt-2-risk-matters\/\">Part II<\/a><\/em><em> (risk matters)<\/em>;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/contingency-fees-pt-3-do-standard-fees-exist\/\"><em>Part III<\/em><\/a><em> (do <\/em><\/span><span style=\"font-size: x-small\"><em>&#8220;standard&#8221; fees still exist?); and <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/contingency-fees-pt-4-ethical-duties\/\">Part IV<\/a><\/em><em> (ethical duties) &#8211;<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2006\/03\/23#a6317\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;color: #000000;font-size: x-small\">the value-billing babysitter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"> (March 23, 2006)<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2006\/03\/22\/we-need-more-low-fee-lawyers-even-in-ohio\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;color: #000000;font-size: x-small\">we need more low-fee lawyers (even in Ohio!)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"> (March 22, 2006) <\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2006\/03\/19#a6246\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\">even <em>NYT<\/em> scapegoats the billable hour<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"> (March19, 2006) <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\">&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2008\/11\/30\/lawyer-entitlement-and-the-price-of-legal-services\/\">lawyer entitlement and the cost of legal services<\/a>&#8221; (Nov. 30, 2005)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2005\/06\/28\/when-outsourcing-just-pass-on-the-cost\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\">when outsourcing, just pass on the cost<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"> (June 28, 2005) <\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2005\/06\/26\/seminal-cases-can-shape-a-lawyers-psyche\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\">seminal cases can shape a lawyer&#8217;s psyche<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"> (June 25, 2005) <\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2005\/04\/08\/ethics-aside\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\">&#8220;ethics aside&#8221;<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"> (April 8, 2005) <\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2005\/04\/06\/lexthink-about-higher-fees-er-value-billing\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\">LexThink about higher fees (er, value billing)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"> (April 4, 2005) <\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cyber.law.harvard.edu\/blogs\/gems\/ethicalesq\/BillofRightsforContingencyFe.doc\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"><em>Injured Consumers\u2019 Bill of Rights for Contingency Fees<\/em><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"> (April 1, 2005) <\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2005\/04\/01\/atla-condemns-standard-contingency-fee\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"> <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\">(An April Fool&#8217;s Dream) <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2005\/04\/01\/atla-condemns-standard-contingency-fee\/\">ATLA Condemns Standard Contingency Fee<\/a> (April <em>1<\/em>, 2005)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/chronomentrophobia\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\">chronomentrophobia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"> [the fear of clocks] (Jan. 7, 2005) <\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2005\/01\/05\/a-canadian-role-model\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\">a Canadian role model<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: x-small\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\"> (Jan. 5, 2005) (contingency fees, trust, etc.)<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\"> <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2004\/12\/03\/licensing-fattens-lawyer-income-says-study\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;color: #000000;font-size: x-small\">licensing fattens lawyer income says study<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;color: #000000;font-size: x-small\"> (Dec. 3, 2004)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2004\/07\/16\/news-flash-contingency-fee-competition\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\">Posting 07-16-04<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"> <em>contingency fee competition<\/em>: PB&amp;N tv ad<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"> <\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2004\/04\/06\/98-win-rate-wheres-the-risk\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\">Posting 04-06-04<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"> 98% Win Rate: Where&#8217;s the Risk?<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"> <\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2004\/03\/06\/deceptive-billing-brings-disbarment\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\">Posting 03\/06\/04<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"> Deceptive Billing Brings Disbarment<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"><a href=\"..\/2004\/03\/01\/sanction-this-firm\/\">Sanction This (Firm)!<\/a> [for excessive hourly billing quotas] (March 1, 2004)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2004\/02\/26\/mass-advocates-seek-fair-funding-and-fees\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\">Posting 02\/26\/04<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"> Mass. Counsel Seek Fair Funding &amp; Fees<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"> <\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2004\/02\/24\/a-large-incentive-to-proofread-pleadings\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\">Posting 02\/24\/04<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: x-small\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\"> A Large Incentive to Proof-Read Pleadings<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: x-small\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2004\/02\/23\/tennessee-loosens-its-discipline-gag-rule\/\">Posting 02\/23\/04<\/a> Tennessee Loosens Its Discipline Gag Rule<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2004\/02\/23#a876\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\">Posting 02\/23\/04<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: x-small\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\"> Better Data Show Contingency Fees Too High<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\"> <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2004\/02\/19\/lawyer-lincoln-was-a-bargain\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\">Posting 02\/19\/04<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: x-small\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\"> Lawyer Lincoln Was a Bargain<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\"> <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2004\/02\/17\/value-billing-or-venal-bilking\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\">Posting 02\/17\/04<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: x-small\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\"> Value Billing or Venal Bilking?<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\"> <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2004\/02\/12\/fees-and-the-lawyer-fiduciary\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\">Posting 02\/12\/04<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: x-small\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\"> Fees and the Lawyer-Fiduciary<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\"> <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2004\/01\/31\/valuable-debate-on-the-ethics-of-value-billing\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\">Posting 01\/31\/04<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"> Valuable Debate on Value Billing<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"> <\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2004\/01\/28\/fiduciary-duties-and-contingency-fees\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\">Posting 01\/28\/04<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: x-small\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\"> Fiduciary Duties and Contingency Fees<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\"> <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2004\/01\/28\/value-billing-and-lawyer-ethics\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\">Posting 01\/28\/04<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: x-small\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\"> Value Billing and Lawyer Ethics<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\"> <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2004\/01\/24\/undergrounder-feels-under-attack-by-ethicalesq\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\">Posting 01\/24\/04<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: x-small\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\"> Undergrounder Feels Under Attack (re standard cont. fees)<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\"> <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2004\/01\/13\/another-great-reason-for-clients-to-negotiate-contingency-fee-level\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\">Posting 01\/13\/04<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: x-small\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\"> Another Great Reason to Negotiate Contingency Fees (taxes)<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\"> <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2004\/01\/07\/suggestions-for-the-aba-contingency-fee-task-force\/\">Posting 01\/07\/04<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"> <span style=\"color: #000000\">Suggestions for the ABA\/TIPS Contingency Fee Task Force<\/span> <\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2003\/12\/15\/an-honest-lawyer-says-tobacco-fee-claim-is-clearly-excessive\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\">Posting 12\/15\/03<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"> Honest Lawyer Says Tobacco Fee Claim Excessive <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2003\/12\/03#a363\">Posting <\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2003\/12\/03\/non-litigating-trial-lawyers-on-trial\/\">12\/03\/03<\/a><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2003\/12\/03#a363\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"> <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: x-small\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\">Non-Litigating Lawyers on Trial<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\"> <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2003\/10\/03\/missouri-lawyers-came-late-to-the-party-still-get-an-111-million-sl\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\">Posting 10\/03\/03<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"> <span style=\"color: #000000\">Missouri Lawyers Come Late to the Party, Still Get a $111 Million Slice of the Tobacco Fee Pie<\/span> <\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2003\/09\/18\/even-struggling-lawyers-for-the-poor-dont-get-antitrust-immunity\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\">Posting 09\/18\/03<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"> Even Struggling Lawyers for the Poor Don&#8217;t Get Antitrust Immunity <\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2003\/09\/08\/new-york-top-court-asked-to-review-tobacco-fee-awards\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\">Posting 09\/08\/03<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"> NY Top Court Asked to Review Tobacco Fees<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2003\/09\/05\/its-not-unusual-to-take-one-third\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\">Posting 9\/05\/03<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"> It&#8217;s Not Unusual (to take one-third)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2003\/09\/03\/update-rate-calculator-added-to-bristol-county-lawyers-website\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\">Posting 9\/03\/03<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"> Rate Calculator Added to Bristol County Lawyers&#8217; Website<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2003\/09\/03\/contingency-fees-inspire-ever-more-lawyer-advertising-auto-accident\/\">Posting 9\/03\/03<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"> Contingency Fees Lure Ever More Advertising<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2003\/09\/01\/bristol-county-to-boston-via-cyberspace-bar-advocate-website-reveal\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\">Posting 9\/01\/03<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"> Bristol County to Boston via Cyberspace<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2003\/08\/29\/skeptical-about-motives-when-lawyers-stop-taking-malpractice-cases\/\">Posting 8\/29\/03<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"> Skeptical About Motives When Lawyers Stop Taking Malpractice Cases<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2003\/08\/17\/why-the-bay-state-bar-advocate-boycott-is-illegal\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\">Posting 8\/17\/03<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"> Why the Bay State Lawyer Boycott is Illegal<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2003\/08\/01\/ny-appellate-court-disses-and-dismisses-judge-ramos-try-to-trim-tob\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\">Posting 08\/01\/03<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"> Appellate Court Disses and Dismisses Judge Ramos&#8217; Attempt to Trim Tobacco Fees<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2003\/07\/30\/kritzer-contingency-fee-article-more-bunk-than-debunk\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\">Posting 7\/30\/03<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"> Kritzer Contingency Fee Article: More Bunk Than Debunk<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2003\/07\/29\/professor-continues-to-battle-new-model-rule-15-and-standard-contin-2\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\">Posting 7\/29\/03<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"> Professor Continues to Fight New Model Rule 1.5 and Contingency Fees<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2003\/07\/16\/a-bar-president-writes-about-contingency-fees\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\">Posting 7\/16\/03<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"> A Bar President Writes About Contingency Fees<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2003\/07\/16\/challenge-to-public-citizen-help-fix-the-contingency-fee-system-get\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\">Posting 7\/1<\/span><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2003\/07\/16#a112\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\">6\/03<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"> Challenge to Public Citizen: Help Fix the Contingency Fee System (get the current rules enforced . . . )<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2003\/07\/14\/improving-lawyer-fee-and-retainer-agreements\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\">Posting 7\/14\/03<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"> Improving Lawyer Fee and Retainer Agreements<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2003\/06\/30\/new-arizona-rules-reject-the-ethics-2000-fee-conspiracy\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\">Posting 6\/30\/03<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"> New Arizona Rules Reject Ethics 2000 Fee Conspiracy<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2003\/06\/18\/fiduciaries-everywhere-except-in-the-mirror\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\">Posting 6\/18\/03<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"> Fiduciaries Everywhere: Except in the Mirror?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2003\/06\/12\/some-uncommonly-good-advice-on-contingency-fees\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\">Posting 6\/12\/03<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"> UnCommonly Good Advice on Contingency Fees<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2003\/06\/07\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\">Posting 6\/7\/03<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"> FTC Opposes Inflated Fees Based on Face Value of Coupons<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2003\/06\/06\/let-your-fingers-walk-for-me\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\">Posting 6\/6\/03<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"> Let Your Fingers Walk for Me<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2003\/06\/03\/got-my-first-hate-mail-on-behalf-of-trial-lawyers-of-course\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\">Posting 6\/03\/03<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"> Got My First Hate Mail<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2003\/06\/03\/using-a-standard-contingency-fee-is-often-unethical\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\">Posting 6\/03\/03<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"> Using a Standard Contingency Fee is Often Unethical<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2003\/06\/02\/a-fee-hike-even-i-like\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\">Posting 6\/02\/03<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"> A Fee Hike Even I Like<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2003\/05\/31\/is-a-legal-fee-ever-too-big\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\">Posting 5\/31\/03<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"> Is a Fee Ever Too Big?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2003\/05\/30\/pi-lawyers-v-common-good\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\">Posting 5\/30\/03<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"> Personal Injury [P\/I] Lawyers v. Common Good<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: x-small\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: x-small\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: x-small\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: x-small\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\">ABA <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abanet.org\/cpr\/mrpc\/rule_1_5.html\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\">Model Rule 1.5<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"> (fees) and <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abanet.org\/cpr\/mrpc\/rule_1_5_comm.html\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\">Comments<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"> thereto. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: x-small\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: x-small\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"><em>Intro to ABA Statement on <\/em><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lawcost.com\/abastatements.htm\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;color: #000000;font-size: x-small\"><em>Principles in Billing<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\"><strong> <\/strong>(American Bar Association; The Task Force on Lawyer Business Ethics, 1996).  Plaintalk on the ethical use of the billable hour, and on charging for costs. In a nutshell, you can comply with Model Rule 1.5 by (a) basing the fee on the experience and capabilities of the lawyer, and complexity of the matter; (b) performing in an efficient and competent manner; and (c) keeping the client well-informed.  See Rule 1.5 and the Task Force Report for more details.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fiduciary Duty to Disclose<\/strong>:\u00a0 Prof.  Lester Brickman has explained: &#8220;The  principal fiduciary obligations  imposed on the lawyer include the  duties of confidentiality, loyalty,  safeguarding property, giving  disinterested advice, and acting fairly  towards the client. The duties  to act fairly and in a  non-self-interested fashion, in particular,  relate to the financial  relationship between the lawyer and client. &#8221; (<em>The Continuing Assault on the Citadel of Fiduciary Protection<\/em>,<em> <\/em> University of Illinois Law Review, 2003, at 1185-86; <a href=\"http:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=702021\">available at SSRN<\/a>).\u00a0 Learn more about  fiduciary duties in <em>f\/k\/a<\/em> postings such as \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2004\/02\/12\/fees-and-the-lawyer-fiduciary\/\">Fees  and the Lawyer  Fiduciary<\/a>\u201d (02\/12\/04).<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: x-small\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: x-small\"><strong><em><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;color: #000000;font-size: x-small\"><a href=\"http:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=622761\">The Objective of Professional Licensing<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"> In &#8220;What is the Objective of Professional Licensing? Evidence from the US Market for Lawyers&#8221; (Nov 2004), Turin Univ. Profesoor Mario Pagliero finds that the objective of such regulation in the USA is explained by capture theory, rather than public interest theory, and that &#8220;licensing increases annual entry salaries by more than $20,000, &#8221; with a total welfare loss of over $6 billion. This link accesses an abstract, but the entire study is available with a free registration.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: x-small\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: x-small\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abanet.org\/cpr\/lbrickman.html\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;color: #000000;font-size: x-small\"><strong><em>Brickman Testimony on Contingency Fees<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"> Cardozo Law professor Lester Brickman presented these comments to the ABA&#8217;s Ethics 2000 Commission, stressing the need for explicit rules that would help prevent excessive contingency fees by linking fees to risk, and by informing clients of their right to choose other fee options, such as hourly or flat fees, and to negotiate the level of a contingency fee. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: x-small\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: x-small\"><em><a href=\"http:\/\/home.law.uiuc.edu\/lrev\/publications\/2000s\/2003\/2003_5\/brickman.pdf\">The Continuing Assault on the Citadel of Fiduciary Protection: Ethics 2000&#8217;s Revision of Model Rule 1.5<\/a> <\/em>(2003 U.Ill.L.Rev. 1181 [Number 5]) A summary of this important article can be found in our posting <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2004\/01\/28#a626\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: x-small\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: x-small\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/ac2\/wp-dyn\/A20633-2002Sep29?language=printer\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;color: #000000;font-size: x-small\">FTC and <\/span><\/a><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/ac2\/wp-dyn\/A20633-2002Sep29?language=printer\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;color: #000000;font-size: x-small\">class action fees<\/span><\/a><\/em><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"> <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small\">In a Washington Post article (9\/30\/02), staff writer Caroline Mayer describes steps taken by the FTC to keep <\/span><span style=\"font-size: x-small\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">class action fees<\/span> in line with the risk taken by the lawyers involved. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: x-small\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: x-small\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;color: #000000;font-size: x-small\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/stories\/storyReader$393\">Florida Bar Continency Fee Rules<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"> <span style=\"font-family: Verdana;color: #000000\">Through <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flabar.org\/divexe\/rrtfb.nsf\/8bf68c7a6fda323085256bc800648cce\/d879f37d40cdf92485256bbc004b2fc3?OpenDocument\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;color: #0000ff\">Rule 4-1.5<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;color: #00008b\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"> of the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar, clients entering into contingency fee arrangements have greater protection than in any other state, including a Statement of Client&#8217;s Rights for Contingency Fees (stating, among other things, that there is no set percentage fee and that the client has the right to negotiate the fee level), a 3-day &#8220;cooling off&#8221; period to reconsider after signing an agreement, and step-down maximum fee levels as the amount awarded increases.<\/span> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a href=\"http:\/\/walterolson.com\/articles\/contingcy1.html\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;color: #000000;font-size: x-small\"> <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: x-small\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: x-small\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a href=\"http:\/\/walterolson.com\/articles\/contingcy1.html\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;color: #000000;font-size: x-small\">Sue City: The Case Against the Contingency Fee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small\"> (Policy Review, Winter 1991) .  This article by Walter Olson is excerpted from &#8220;The Litigation Explosion: What Happened When America Unleashed the Lawsuit,&#8221; with some new material added<\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: x-small\">. <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/files\/2005\/02\/PriceyContingencyFee.pdf\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;color: #000000;font-size: x-small\"> <\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: x-small\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: x-small\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/files\/2005\/02\/PriceyContingencyFee.pdf\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;color: #000000;font-size: x-small\">Pricey Contingency Fees<\/span><\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\"> : <span style=\"color: #333333\">In this June 2000 article from Prairielaw.com, David Giacalone, <em>ethicalEsq<\/em>&#8216;s Editor, shows (quite persuasively) how the use of a &#8220;standard&#8221; contingency fee violates existing codes of ethics and ethical opinions, while enriching lawyers at the expense of their clients.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/commongood.org\/society-newscommentary-inthenews-94.html\"><strong>Common Good: Early-Offer Settlement Proposal<\/strong><\/a> In May 2003, a national coalition led by <a href=\"http:\/\/commongood.org\/\">Common Good<\/a> filed legal petitions in 13 states proposing to change the rules  governing the contingency fees charged by lawyers in \u201cearly offer\u201d  settlements in personal injury cases.  In addition to reducing the fees  received by lawyers in these situations, Common Good believes the  proposed change would reduce court congestion, and increase the  incentive to settle rather than litigate certain liability claims.   &#8220;Most importantly, the change will increase the settlement proceeds  going directly to accident victims.&#8221; See our posting &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2003\/05\/30\/pi-lawyers-v-common-good\/\">P\/I Lawyers v. Common Good<\/a>&#8221; (May 30, 2003)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">A <em>New York Times<\/em> <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2003\/05\/26\/national\/26FEES.html?position=&amp;pagewanted=print&amp;position=\">article<\/a><\/strong> (5\/25\/03) has a balanced discussion of the issues. And see <a href=\"http:\/\/commongood.org\/society-newscommentary-inthenews-53.html\"><em>Miami Herald<\/em><\/a> coverage of the proposal (Jan. 3, 2004)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: x-small\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: x-small\"><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.halt.org\/about_halt\/halt_forum\/open_letter.php\"><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\">The ABA and the Standard Contingency Fee<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size: x-small\">:<em> Protecting Fees Rather than Injured Clients<\/em>. In this Open Letter to the FTC on the ABA and Contingency Fees (dated April 11, 2002, and published at HALT)<em>,<\/em> your Editor, David Giacalone, details bar association actions to prevent competition over personal injury fees, by removing existing (although ignored) ethical restrictions on the use of the &#8220;standard contingency fee.&#8221; <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: x-small\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: x-small\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8212; Below are ethicalEsq-f\/k\/a postings and annotated web resources on this topic. Find our full list of annotated ethics links by clicking the\u00a0Client Rights &amp; Legal Ethics link on the Navigation Bar. &#8220;understanding and reducing attorney fees&#8221; (February 28, 2009) &#8220;crushed by clocks? insulted by intervals&#8221; [ALF #4; is hourly billing an insult to lawyers? 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