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How I Worked for Nine Hours and Billed for Five

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by Gregory Luce on April 19, 2012 in Comics

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What a lawyer does to work for five hours and bill for nine. Or work for nine hours and bill for five.

Padding Hours: If I Did It

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by Matthew Richardson on January 21, 2009 in Columns

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Is it illegal to overbill? According to the “law,” yes. Is it unethical? According the ABA “code of ethics,” yes.