GCs Give More Scrutiny to Legal Bills, Spurring More Fee Disputes

• Posted by Geoff Gussis on August 14th, 2008


• Filed in Law Department Management

Is your law department in cost-cutting mode? Los Angeles lawyer Gerald Knapton has been there and done that. He’s an expert in fee disputes and cost containment, and in this economic climate, attorneys with his skills are in high demand:

“I’m busier now than I have ever been,” Knapton told the Daily Journal (sub. req.). Knapton says the reason is the inefficient law firm billing model that charges clients for inexperienced associates. But several others interviewed by the Daily Journal pointed to the economy and said it is leading to an increase in billing disputes.

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