HOW TO AUDIT LEGAL BILLS LIKE A PRO: The Art And Science Of Legal Bill Review Explained For Non-Lawyer Clients

Few lawyers see anything wrong with the way they are billing their clients. But, as set out in the book, not only do clients but many legal ethics experts and bar association leaders think that lawyer overbilling has been and continues to be a major problem. "Overbilling" can refer to any type of billing irregularity ranging from simple unintentional math errors to outright fraud and everything in between. But whether it is unintentional or intentional, there are ways to go about detecting lawyer overbilling. And that is what this book is all about. The book details how to spot and deal with common billing issues. But the basic purpose of this book is not to focus on particular billing issues. Rather, the real purpose is to provide the basic methodology to use in auditing any legal bill. For if a client understands the basic methodology involved in how to go about auditing legal bills, then she will know how to effectively deal with any type of billing issue encountered. The author calls this book "Legal Bill Review 101." And while this book was written primarily for the benefit of non-lawyers, it is believed that even lawyers will find this book to be of value, for over the years, the author has worked with a number of lawyers to help them sort out the legal fees of clients who come to them because they have questions about fees charged by another lawyer.