And that’s mostly true. I do have a life outside of billable hours, which is really good and every lawyer should try having a life at least once before retirement. My life outside billable hours is called my family � i.e. my beautiful wife and five gorgeous children.

It may come as no surprise to you that in the dilemma of “billing another hour or two at the office” or “trying to deal with five young children at home,” I often find those extra billable hours quite tempting. In order to ease my guilty conscience, I have employed a new technique I’d like to recommend to my fellow lawyers � billing the roadtrip. (It is not nearly as sinister as it sounds.)