The Law.com Daily NewsWire says that major competition over lawyer fees is coming soon to Chicago, as Detroit’s largest firm, Dykema Gossett, is acquiring a 78-lawyer Chicago firm (bringing its total to over 400 lawyers) — and, “says it plans to keep average partner rates near $300 an hour — about half of big firm rates” in Chicago.
This warms my antitruster-consumer-advocate heart. Any chance of trickle-down competition for the masses?
I suppose it would be naive of me to suggest that the “bargain” rate of $300.00 per hour is rather too much for even the well-heeled to be paying for any but the most extraordinary legal services?
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Yes, just as I supposed.
Comment by George Wallace — February 22, 2004 @ 10:39 pm
I suppose it would be naive of me to suggest that the “bargain” rate of $300.00 per hour is rather too much for even the well-heeled to be paying for any but the most extraordinary legal services?
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Yes, just as I supposed.
Comment by George Wallace — February 22, 2004 @ 10:39 pm
I thought I’d let my intelligent readers draw that conclusion for themselves. And, what do you know, George did! The Naive Fool in the Forest.
Comment by David Giacalone — February 22, 2004 @ 10:52 pm
I thought I’d let my intelligent readers draw that conclusion for themselves. And, what do you know, George did! The Naive Fool in the Forest.
Comment by David Giacalone — February 22, 2004 @ 10:52 pm
Come to Mississippi, and get excellent legal representation for less than half of that! :D
Comment by Scipio — February 24, 2004 @ 10:13 am
Come to Mississippi, and get excellent legal representation for less than half of that! :D
Comment by Scipio — February 24, 2004 @ 10:13 am