How Common is Billing Fraud in Law? Forum

scifiguy · Post by **scifiguy** » Sat Mar 16, 2013 1:12 am

I've heard that billing fraud is not uncommon in law and curious if people know how common it is and at what levels of law does it occur most?

EvilClinton · Post by **EvilClinton** » Sat Mar 16, 2013 2:50 am

Stop making threads.

smaug_ · Post by **smaug_** » Sat Mar 16, 2013 2:56 am

EvilClinton wrote:Stop making threads.

HankBashir · Post by **HankBashir** » Sat Mar 16, 2013 3:09 am

hibiki wrote:
EvilClinton wrote:Stop making threads.

Aawaldrop · Post by **Aawaldrop** » Sat Mar 16, 2013 3:14 am

HankBashir wrote:
hibiki wrote:
EvilClinton wrote:Stop making threads.

ManOfTheMinute · Post by **ManOfTheMinute** » Sat Mar 16, 2013 3:43 am

Aawaldrop wrote:
HankBashir wrote:
hibiki wrote:
EvilClinton wrote:Stop quoting people.

FTFY

holmesboy · Post by **holmesboy** » Sat Mar 16, 2013 3:52 am

Aawaldrop wrote:
HankBashir wrote:
hibiki wrote:
EvilClinton wrote:Stop making threads.

guano · Post by **guano** » Sat Mar 16, 2013 8:51 am

scifiguy wrote:I've heard that billing fraud is not uncommon in law and curious if people know how common it is and at what levels of law does it occur most?

Fraud might not be the right word, but there's definitely padding going on. Thing is, it doesn't really matter. If you, as an associate, spend 3 hours on something that should ordinarily take 1, don't think for a second that the client will be paying for 3 hours of your time. Doesn't matter what you bill, if a certain task ordinarily is charged a particular rate, then that's what the client will probably pay.

There are people who know far more about billing practices than I do, but, at least when dealing with other companies, more often than not the person on the other side has been in biglaw and is familiar with costs and time requirements, and will not let you just bilk them at your leisure.

Now stop making threads

DCDuck · Post by **DCDuck** » Sat Mar 16, 2013 9:01 am

Stop making threads.

DCDuck · Post by **DCDuck** » Sat Mar 16, 2013 9:06 am

Also, thanks for the Saturday morning entertainment!

09042014 · Post by **09042014** » Sat Mar 16, 2013 11:40 am

ABP - A - Always B - Be P- Pading. Always Be Padding.

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