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Have you ever hired, worked with, met, talked to or at least seen the bill from a top corporate attorney? They're expensive for sure, but not that expensive. Mu
by dpe82 13y ago
Have you ever hired, worked with, met, talked to or at least seen the bill from a top corporate attorney? They're expensive for sure, but not that expensive. Much of the cost of those cases comes from the army of junior associates reading through thousands of pages of evidence, etc.
- jacques_chester 13y agoI'm thinking of actual court appearance fees, but I'm ready to be utterly wrong (I don't retain many QCs).
- dpe82 13y agoDidn't mean to be flippant as I'm not an expert either, but through the course of my career I've spoken to a ton of attorneys including a few who routinely represent companies all of us know well. The top corporate litigators I've met charge in the $1000/hr range, but not much more than that. Their rates tend to be somewhat negotiable as well depending on the task.
- n9com 13y agoI know of lawyers who charge $20,000 for a 15 minute court appearance. They represent billionaires.
- bhousel 13y agoThey aren't charging $20,000 for 15 minutes of work. That number includes 20-40 hours of trial prep, with maybe some other expenses thrown in.
- arve456 13y agoYou're right: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704071304576160362028728234.html http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405274870407130457616...
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