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> A 15 minute email from my lawyer costs about $150 Unless your lawyer is an equity partner, he's not getting much of that $150. In the US, the median doctor
by onlyrealcuzzo 3y ago
> A 15 minute email from my lawyer costs about $150
Unless your lawyer is an equity partner, he's not getting much of that $150.
In the US, the median doctor makes almost 75% more than the median lawyer...
- ericd 3y agoYeah, they’re a partner. I can believe your stat for specialists, but not for the general practitioners you’re most likely to be emailing.
- AbstractH24 3y agoWhat makes you assume people are more likely to email general practitioners? I’d venture to say that people with chronic illnesses that require ongoing intervention to sustain daily life are more likely. If you just have a migraine out of the blue you’re gonna need a full appointment to provide context.
- thereticent 3y agoI can assure you that in a hospital system, the doctor is not getting much of the $25 either. For my situation, we don't charge for messages, but for other services we need to hit a target (messages don't count) based on our salary, and productivity bonuses above that target are about 5-10% of the billed amount.
- onlyrealcuzzo 3y agoThis is roughly how it works for non-equity partner lawyers as well.