Comments on: Why Lawyers Cost So Much

By: Katina Lee

Katina Lee — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:26:17 +0000

What is bullshit is the attorneys that charge in increments of 0.25 hours. It used to piss me off that I would call an attorney to tell him one thing or ask one question and he would give me a two word answer and then charge me for fifteen minutes meaning I was out like sixty or seventy bucks. I also hate it when an attorney seems all gungho about your case when you hire them and then their tune seems to change as soon as you retain them.

By: Andrew Flusche

Andrew Flusche — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 01:08:34 +0000

@Bryan – You don’t really have to have a lawyer for an extension of time, but I was doing it as an extra service for my client.

By: Bryan Griffith

Bryan Griffith — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:32:58 +0000

Why do you even need a lawyer to be present for something simple like an extension of time. I would like to see judicial business conducted by law students and paralegals in front of magistrates and leave lawyers and judges to work out the evidence and complex issues.

By: Andrew Flusche

Andrew Flusche — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:25:20 +0000

@Tim – I love this idea! I wonder how to get something like that in place here. Maybe I need to become buddies with the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia. I’ll bet he could institute some changes. Heck, our local judges could probably even change local practices on their own.

By: Tim

Tim — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 04:00:34 +0000

I’m a lawyer in Mississippi, and I agree, we lawyers do a lot of waiting.

Two years ago, or so, I had the opportunity to work with an attorney in Escambia County, Florida (Pensacola, to be exact). According to the lawyer in Pensacola, the judges there set appointments for motions.

For example, for a motion for summary judgment, you may schedule 15 minutes at 1:15 pm. The judge hears another motion when your scheduled time is over.

The Pensacola lawyer told me that the judges stick to the schedule too. Seems like a pretty efficient system to me.