I would have to be tempted to throw up my hands and yell, "That's it. I quit. You're on your own, moron."
You're a better person than me, because I'm tempted to strangle them. Often.
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http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=42204.msg2926467#msg2926467You mean this?
Pretty good overall. Opposing counsel has wracked up several hours with me and generally on this case at his $355/hour rate. My client has faithfully kept up her $60/month payment. The whole year contract being $720 for her. Keep in mind, she's also updated her will and had a traffic violation
Meanwhile, I know for a fact opposing counsel has gotten at LEAST 12 hours out of this before the trial has even happened, which is what? A minimum of $4260 so far.... That's if he's only billed 12 hours. Smart money says he's probably billed more so far on this and it's only going to get more expensive for the other side. meanwhile her side of things is staying the exact same cost for the most part. A single day of trial for the other side will cost them $2840 ($355 * 8 [more if it's 10 hours/day]). I shall take my $60/month from her.... My test case. One day I should like 100 like her, each paying me 760/year.... $76,000/year.... Maybe more, I'll have to work it out (I'll honestly have to be more once all is said and done).
Speaking of which, there is one small wrinkle though, my contract for services with her is up soon, because it will have been one year since we have signed the original agreement. So we're going to have to reach a renewal agreement.
No matter how you look at it, she's gotten an excellent deal out of me, especially compared to what the other side is charging in this one matter (and then there's the will update and the traffic matter I did). I wouldn't feel bad increasing it to $65/month, but I'm also reluctant to do so. I might have to. Not sure. I hope not. Clearly I do want to be fair to her. Part of me might honestly keep it at $60/month just to spite opposing counsel, who is dumbfounded as to why I have not settled yet, because it appears he thought I was bluffing after all about being paid in advance. Nope....
So opposing counsel's standard strategy of making this shit take forever and starving my client out won't work in this instance.... My my, he's at a complete loss for what to do. He might actually have to fight me? Unchained? Unbound by financial concerns? Dare I say fairly? I don't think I've ever been able to fight free of concerns for name, unspoken ranks, restrictions, birth, client's wallet, anything but the law itself? The only thing she has to worry about are the filing fees for motions and such court papers? ...
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hate opposing counsel. [emphasis added]. I've hated him for years, and I'll always hate him until and after the day I smile down upon his grave. I shall taunt him when we are both in hell. I've been told to stand down and stand by so many times because
although I was right, he was rich. Neither I nor my clients could afford to stand against him. We could not afford to win, though we deserved to....
Vice won over virtue and it undoubtedly shall again, but not this time.
I have found a way around his advantage, though it is still imperfect. I shall have to reconsider and rebalance the system and its rates for maximum stability. I shall have to do more math and work out an anticipated number of hours spent upon each client so enrolled should I finally be able to apply my system on a wider scale.
Geology.... Pressure and time move and create mountains. With any luck one will fall on him or at least his Lexis....
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