What should you do if a client says to you, “Give me a 10 percent discount . . . or else”?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

In the United States, American Rule requires that people pay for their own attorney’s fees regardless of the outcome of a lawsuit.

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 (AP) – An attorney known as the country’s king of lemon law litigation said Friday that he will no longer represent Wisconsin Republicans because he’s disgusted with a bill working its way through the Legislature that would cap lawyer fees.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 ...

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 ...

State municipal courts could soon be able to recoup up to $18 more in court fees from ordinance violation offenders.

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.

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 ...

An American Bar Association committee is spelling out when it’s reasonable for lawyers to change a client’s fee terms during representation.

The 2011-13 state budget has made it more expensive for attorneys — and, by extension, their clients — to request some standard medical data.

The Wisconsin Court of Appeals on Thursday issued an opinion concerning a variety of issues regarding attorney fees in probate proceedings.

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.

Attorneys who represent clients in precarious financial conditions continue representation at their own financial risk.