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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (144809)	9/7/2006 7:16:15 PM
From: jackmore	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

Once, in a former life as a corporate weenie in an unrelated industry, I had lawyers coming out of my ears for a number of tumultuous years. All levels of expertise. They ranged from young fresh-out-of-law-school types to those with a lifetime of experience in applicable law. There was a wide range of issues for them to address. As a team they were very adept at getting the right lawyers on the right tasks. All of them put in very long hours and generally busted a hump for their clients...i.e. the company I worked for. They were, of course, paid handsomely for their toil. Was it worth it? Well, what is the value of preserving the viability of a company? The viability of Q's business model is under attack in the courts. As a shareholder I would expect Q to leave nothing to chance in defending that model. I say, bring on all the lawyers needed to win these cases. Get the biggest guns available. And pay the bill gladly.

To: Maurice Winn who wrote (144809)	9/7/2006 11:18:27 PM
From: Clarksterh	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

It doesn't always take a $500 an hour person to do some simple job. The Broadcom case looked so simple that a $40,000 per year 16 year old apprentice could take it on to learn the ropes, perhaps with some oversight by a senior person to ensure things were kept on the right track. Hmmm, you must be Frank Abagnale? Seriously, the key to most good new physics, engineering, ... lawyering is to make it look simple. You need to read more case law - then you will understand how many times good/reasonable cases were lost because the problem was framed poorly. Clark