The Alternative Fee Lawyer
A blawg dedicated to a discussion of alternative methods of billing clients instead of the traditional billable hour.
Author: D. Michael Grodhaus is a partner at Waite Schneider Bayless & Chesley in Columbus, Ohio.
Blawg Related Categories: Trials & Litigation • Attorney Fees • Partner
Recent Posts from The Alternative Fee Lawyer
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Super Bowl XLIII & Legal Fees
As a long-suffering Cleveland Browns fan, it was somewhat difficult to watch our arch-rival Pittsburgh Steelers win their sixth Super Bowl title. (Yes, the Browns have never been to the game now called the "Super…
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The Parable of the Billable Hour
And while I'm at it today, there is a great billable hour parable on Jay Shepherd's terrific new blog, The Client Revolution.Jay relates the story of the big firm associate who spent dozens of hours…
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Jim Hassett's Series on Alternative Fees
I also recommend to everyone today Jim Hassett's excellent four-part series on alternative fees in his Legal Business Development blog. Jim does a great job summarizing the issue to date with links to all the…
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The Move to Alternative Fees Makes the New York Times
There is an article in today's New York Times on the issue of whether the down economy will force more firms to offer alternative fees.The article does not break any new ground. I simply think…
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Are Alternative Fees Ethical?
I’ve wanted to post something on this issue for a long time but only recently came across some other blawg observations worth noting.On David Giacalone’s f/k/a blawg, he recently posted about some Value Billing Issues…
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The Financial Crisis & Alternative Fees (Continued)
Well, there's nothing like a financial meltdown to spur some discussion in the legal community about moving to alternative fees.A recent New York Times article with the headline "Law Firms Feel Strain of Layoffs and…
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Will The Bad Economy Move Clients Toward Alternative Fees?
There have been a few articles written recently speculating that the deteriorating economy will force a shift from billing by the hour to alternative fee arrangements. This recent article in the Washington Post (quoting Boston…
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. . . and Speaking of Value Billing
While I was in Russia this article appeared in the latest issue of the ABA Journal featuring Boston trail-blazing lawyer Jay Shepherd. Jay is one of the leading innovators on value billing or alternative fee…
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Primer on Value Billing
Sorry for no new posts for a while, but I was busy preparing for and taking a two week trip to Russia (more about that in future posts).One of the great things about the Web…
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Cincinnati law firms find alternative menu of fees works better for them, clients Looking beyond hourly billingBusiness Courier of Cincinnati - by Jon Newberry Staff ReporterFriday, June 6, 2008 -- Maybe it's a coincidence, or…