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Push continues to increase filing fees
A proposal to increase the fees charged filers of small-claims lawsuits could help county clerks around the state fill budgetary holes resulting from a fairly recent change to the claims limit on civil cases.
Read More »LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: Find your motivation for change before you get stuck in place
As the legal profession continues to contend with everything from layoffs to fee pressures, we have reached a point where upheaval is the new normal.
How to employ viable alternative fees
Milwaukee lawyer Eido Walny has developed such close relationships with his clients that he regularly attends their weddings, bar mitzvahs and Fourth of July barbecues.
Read More »LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: Handling a billing write-down request
A dilemma arising with greater frequency in recent years is this: a client receives the lawyer’s bill, contends that it is too high, and refuses to pay it unless the invoice is written down.
Lawmakers vote against including hourly rate lawyers in transparency bill
The State Assembly’s Judiciary Committee voted down an amendment Thursday that would have extended a proposed bill's transparency requirements to lawyers who work for the state at an hourly pay rate.
Read More »Jury settles $562,500 fee dispute between two attorneys
Trial lawyer Michael Piuze is used to grabbing headlines for his work in the courtroom, mostly for winning billions of dollars for smokers against tobacco companies.
Read More »LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: Does your staff understand the ‘new normal?’
Those in non-lawyer positions – administrators and administrative professionals at all levels – traditionally were thought to have little or no direct influence on the outcome of firm revenue and expenses.
FDA, medical device makers reach deal on user fees
The Food and Drug Administration and the medical device manufacturing industry have reached a tentative agreement on user fees under the reauthorization of the Medical Device User Fee Act.
Read More »LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: A lot of fuss over attorney fees
In the United States, American Rule requires that people pay for their own attorney’s fees regardless of the outcome of a lawsuit.
Attorney cuts out GOP clients over fees cap bill (UPDATE)
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) – An attorney known as the country’s king of lemon law litigation said Friday that he will no longer represent Wisconsin Republicans because he’s disgusted with a bill working its way through the Legislature that would cap lawyer fees. Vince Megna told The Associated Press that he already has turned down one ...
Read More »Senate passes bill restricting attorney fees (UPDATE)
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) – The Wisconsin state Senate passed a measure Thursday that attempts to limit the amount of fees attorneys can collect when damages are awarded to consumers who have been harmed. The Republican-backed bill, as originally introduced, would have capped attorneys’ fees at no more than three times the amount of damages when ...
Read More »Legislators propose raising court fees
State municipal courts could soon be able to recoup up to $18 more in court fees from ordinance violation offenders.
Read More »State Bar listening sessions prompt prediction of dues increase
A member of the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Board of Governors is arguing a series of statewide listening sessions is really just a prelude to a dues increase.
Read More »Pay phone owner pleads guilty to $4M in robocalls (UPDATE)
By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press GREENBELT, Md. (AP) – A businessman pleaded guilty Tuesday to rigging pay phones he owned to robotically call toll-free numbers repeatedly so he could collect the 50-cent fee owed for each call, illegally racking up $4 million. Nicolaos Kantartzis acknowledged using more than 100 pay phones he controlled in the Washington area to make phantom ...
Read More »ABA clarifies fee guidelines
An American Bar Association committee is spelling out when it’s reasonable for lawyers to change a client’s fee terms during representation.
Read More »Clients pay more for medical records under budget provision
The 2011-13 state budget has made it more expensive for attorneys — and, by extension, their clients — to request some standard medical data.
Read More »Legal services must be separated from personal representative duties
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals on Thursday issued an opinion concerning a variety of issues regarding attorney fees in probate proceedings.
Read More »LEGAL CENTS: Posting fees online pulls in clients, but can be controversial
Clients of BadgerLawyer.com LLC in La Crosse don’t have to wonder what solo practitioner Chris Doerfler charges; he puts that information right on his website.
Attorney’s fees discharged in bankruptcy
Attorneys who represent clients in precarious financial conditions continue representation at their own financial risk.
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