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To: nihil who wrote (74561)	2/18/2000 4:27:00 PM
From: Ilaine	Respond to of 108807

Lawyers can work for free in other cases. You can't charge in Social Security cases or Worker's Comp cases, you have to be reimbursed by the agency. I know a lawyer who was disbarred for charging more in a Worker's Comp case than the agency awarded. And of course we are encouraged to do pro bono work, which means never getting paid. I represented a very unreasonable woman in a custody case, pro bono, a Legal Aid referral, and sympathized with the laments of the husband's attorney that she was running them ragged because she didn't have to pay me. I couldn't back out because it would have meant abandoning her at a critical juncture in her case, but I wasn't very happy about it. I write off charges and write down charges all the time, if I feel that it took me too long, or that my result wasn't up to my standards, or if the client just can't pay. If you push some people too hard, they'll file a grievance with the Bar Association just to get even.