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To: Ilaine who wrote (74590)	2/18/2000 11:21:00 PM
From: Dayuhan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Hi CB, long time no see.... In your experience, do lawyers who are receiving a percentage of an award work faster than those who are billing on a per-hour (or tenth-of-an-hour, or whatever) basis? The latter would seem an incentive to work slowly.

To: Ilaine who wrote (74590)	2/19/2000 1:30:00 AM
From: nihil	Respond to of 108807

Sorry, I yield to your expertise in time-division multiplexing. I once vetted a bill for a month's work from a partnership and found that on one day the senior partner had billed 26 hours. I demanded, without tipping my hand, a copy of his scheduler spread sheet. He refused. I told him I would take him to court for fraudulent overbilling. (This man is one of my best friends, but, as they say, business is business, and this was a non-profit tax exempt organization.) He gave in and I was able to show him how he had made the mistake. He bought new software. We got a refund and a loyal (if slightly crooked) attorney. We call it "Strategic Lenity."