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LEffiJh& HGffihfiS{ffiHCSBilling practices have changed forever the lawyer-client relationship

Lowyers, doclors ond lhe cconomyThG cfi.{ brlo* illuirrtes thr gryJh ol t gll !l! .TqicJl r?ivicrl €o$pr{ed !o ru oilrrr r€nstry.yl]! t0 rconc,rn}. ar mclrur.d Dy grotr dosnartc Frodlrct i,n Currrnt botbnl. h|r tnetad .r t4r lrt|a1979. thc t'ia cf ihr lctrl lcslo, hls nSan nctdy ftv! !rna3 (rs lniasur+o by racttDu o! r&tlta ts|, trnrrh'fti fnort tt\ln onc emgrcya!). outSrrrgprn! cvrn thc growlh ol thc mro,ctl'rccg.

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*The i.auler's stxk rnt.:?5e s Lhe sl. C icgdsen]ces. n0r PtclocsP:1 pi.par. luna.l,sh sandrrchtlcomPut?r uili ?r fittsg?n.g:r ltnrcts.' 3ad no rur.-'naqe shouid bc rsscsad

By Andres Maninerbcu6r5alhrr r

"ll- I th. tego lrsos" t rlr! Iev itrm5 rou ltnclyI m.rrlc miliioru bclori

J- lhsy entr trrned r pen.ny lor thcir iegrl wisdonr. byr unpiy cirrgin g thcr clcn B: h€fty prrmrum on mutjflerpc.nser lta Xeroug *rdr.'or€ p'lcrsllng.

-lYc'rc tn lht rmng busi.xess uC Shouid Cct oui OIlr* .end strck ei..urly roucrd proccrriag' qurppcdcne .rneJugmg prrurcr of rraw trrnL $llt I DtrucubrlypraErrblc word'prnccllnic?nter. lo Lir bi,"ed co.rsu.tt,51L

That grlded rga. virn cil,rn15 unqu?JtJ?rungly pa:dlop dclLr.r, ro'er recml lrjc IIong Lrrne tgo tg /vieJ:ca'r:op !r$ 8nns.

lnd*d the funericen BtrArsocial,ion's ei.h ics commit.ta! hai no1. cond?nneC Ll€practrce of lewlrr: pro6ting!rcm utet' uptns$ in rnoprruon rBmlf!/s$lnt of L\cCisablrnct scen! ln $,hicttCiaude Fa:ru i: shockerl -Jhockrd: - lo encount?t6r"TbLln8 at F.rr:h'r,

.he cornr:rite€ hcld. ,!illtiough out.cf pAllet

{?cnstJ lr?tc.rlJy r$ouDfer lcis llBn l0 pcr(lnt of rr:-ge legaj biil Ure rtfurd o{.:t]'nt ctlenu l0 c0ntlnuat€.\ug trgStu.ll fers for.ouirne sentell r!(lcfli L\a

nort l'.ttlcrE cnrlmnmenlu\e legal proftssron lndljrseu rn loday. Vrluq Dnct.:.rd cEcicncy - quilticlnct lxsioris.ijy dtrnrnded otp.eitlg:ouJ tar 6mrS f Ctr.trorate Afienfir * |l:! In-crtas lr gly b'amrng r :torney.cl!fnt rtLruonsl:ips. AnC. escciFirala r..ir,a ger: r2nhcY. Lh?.l lcgii-bttls r,: jstl3rcLltr cost !O De cunurr,ec.

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Mof! tlua tr+thirds orthc omprnier prllcd titPcltinD rgnc{ lh8t thlt*qrt EFna Llely to urc brfirnscnr p{cttt'OoFdbttrl ns,e thEn Ury rtelttlw ),trrr |to. Ard ncrnthdt r{? DHctnu irdicilcdthr.v rtn mcrl liltt tortrrtcb_lrs 6nil thrl lbttrtn! url -vrar|l {0.

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frm rlil concqntntrs oilr,.uiv-on buildinr morl geoduc.tiw t0. end Utr:re.r r?bUcnrhpr uilh clenB'

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[i ffi :ilf .H- ffi"f,l l-S*tr'tr;lnpcru$ t0r ctrenls rhopping rs dissa!js{ai:rionurlh.law licrn hilling iieci.e"- Ify.Ju p€rcq|tt of re$pondents tc, t,n. CDg:.unZ.trl,hc.ie

jas finrc'do nor expfiri nu,:l?..9ilr^rgl uleir serM\"*i ts oerflJ &5 t.tleyrnoutc rjn 3 morc Flosluw notr, hoc-r/er, l^r,fltTI ,ar a rvhai* wrre rirred slightlv ai;!rvtl?tr oft r sensjtrvtty-o{ost fodl.Scrlsltivit"y te (es?

{n.rn. indusuy *htrt larv fim eronor.n:rsi"{ }gh prufes$ional st.ndems havs U.acJ.uorully rrsuJt#l in r whrta.,Er.it.{Jkes-!o.wlnlppftlicn lo bllllns. snd which his feccn|lvoftn cc$egrd.bi. screamin6 ht odlrnes touUn!r rew cnr:rrruj rnsunc€s of frauduient brllini- lar.e lolTner .4csoclate ltlornr.r_ Cenr,.ra.l

L:b^*: Il!|ati$ at;f8edrj passrn; on hsrrlp-na )€crc( anat€es \1 pan or. r lolajla.ru ,n ll?L6ujanr bilJirgs _ ren amrGe:.c $!d( on se nsrUviry 16 aosi nu) b€.slgn ot prtt!rt-5s.

..:Y.?! }?, rh"r manag&C paftrer or Rii$.::rqn o u*l'r +amsnscheff & Meitoi( lawj::r: :tt" his,trnn. is corrrtantjy crplonngs-a)s ll,car $'ort *lll'l c.benB io btrunte morecrosI'etf6.1JVr.

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;.,11, 1*!pli.-' Hlifl "iil fr"T'f,?? !man_,6ou)le (i? ndrnb.r m fl;f. rnrje'the#ff$g Corrr|. Bar AsEr^:.,riror has t,.200

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W&ot cllenfr won,t poy for_ _-ulj,lu ch. IEr: n Lon tr,Lc_y obiarr,cd f rrrm amrloc

_New yori :nvesirncr,t ban t su,es-iia]

Te_mn ( *1ll no( pay jtr law ,Irms t"i ii^"i,',I9P1 -nugs prm{Radrns. n.ord omcessrn;-.Pos,-ta6€.

tnvr'l hme. i,rri'c 5pefll p.-rpannilolr-ts or summer assocrates Tie boni.s'pohialro seLs a l0cent l&jt on lle drJil)[1t ,t \.!ipty- tor a photocoD.

.. t1rFlr.ng these rEtertloo polct€s ullhYrForltrgni js L\e bread ,,iO Uurl". 'oi

:.*l.rlt"9qry Senrces *oit BronsrJrer, ^c.

co{r,tablhtys..four}der and prcsrdent- is ata*)tr_ nemeU *ho has u,or{co Di)t} al apreslrgtous Neq Iort taw firrn and as co-ryr.rt(e dl.n0u$e counJel

_-Jhe rccal:s &rng aghasl at U" haphaearo

3Tl:lt" qtrLch assocrates ar ter n.tir. rtcwi

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nl[nute rn(:FemenB. Br.onsl",rer recalls that

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_ }ry1l i:umau\" br.llng arrangerner,rs,:Tn,ar rTrd fean for a pmt&. May-s:rs. t,reIrrar ]1.u Cweloped Ura eor,cept of ffienogslul Lll€nts. )tt") says such in arrangeneni!grl}"led eetl uiri Wrshngf,ou:c -Ecxed

Tit1aru ard l{'csunghous€ irtomeyr *o.*:rde-ty.uCe.on matriru. aUo*ug {es;5g-;torl.sa t0 perfor:n lhc lask tl cai oq at I luq erc'c,s-I - wneiil4r thrt ti€ tahng deposrtjun j 0iprooue.J:g <lxr9r,ens

.^-ll:L 19F,Ut1t conrpu(er c0nnerloru &1dr{plxsuqltL{ sofrran cnables U esrrn6fro,t5€rJ-t8ep abr-e4t of any dwdoprn€nl $ irtn3tkr, rnd mor.ltor its cDsts.

*. mtn*r r:$nt of this Far.tnmng c$nceptli. T:"tttr Ecken Seanians simfty uxrnglT-i F: ;epi deparun?nrs of cuenrs uratnl\re oeterrruned rt 15 rroi effiilenl trr thcm ioreta!.] an nlelnal lSg&l dcpanrnc,n

.Lcf,en beamans, Mth Zio h*we6 ,n ,,:,-u:: ;:jls !lD'I fuwth rargesr ta*. f,rnr: a,d:::1y P6n-esJ. ur glenli xrtoror.n*J,respoDdcnts |! the i;Dg rurvey

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.yulr," o{ rnoruhs,. AJ}J t^h€ flrtlr s8rrult)l'.q -, rvori. on rhe dral t .4 frrrr i_fuil. .-, lll: ,*rgn Sronstlrer dttrdal to c*urfr.i*f:'y_htrt ty Tlc ruche lor cosrrr&r,rrcr Ula

iffigislpl;*f;:d,*:,*ffmS3y th9 rcgal prucess a,rd by wti. trkE3l:: T r iae ftm\ an.t re"fvrr iarury n tlclu-e tbout fr ances,

.-]n1,9 oeen rn busrness sl]|cv f991, r.nd oswnas Chan.'s tcr!&r the .uuntry, UdUd;!sq*irat n pra$u,xh.

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