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By Andrew Maloney | January 24, 2024
The going rate for partners in Dallas increased from $674 per hour in 2022 to $770, a roughly 14% jump. In Houston, associates saw a roughly 10% increase, with mean going rates increasing from about $477 per hour to about $525.
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By Allison Dunn | January 19, 2024
The amendments were adopted in response to the court's decision in the Matter of Olchowski (2020), which posed the question concerning the proper disposition of unidentified client funds on deposit in an Interest on Lawyers' Trust Account.
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By Zack Needles | January 19, 2024
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By Andrew Maloney | January 17, 2024
The majority of law firms believe write-offs will increase over the next year, even after many firms made these billing adjustments in 2023, according to new results of a survey of firm leaders.
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By Alexander Lugo | January 16, 2024
Newly formed Maschoff Brennan Gilmore Israelsen & Mauriel will have offices in California, New York and Utah. "We are certainly not resting on our laurels," said one leader in an interview. "We're interested in ... expanding our geographic base into markets that seem to make sense."
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By Dan Roe | January 10, 2024
Dechert has hiked its rates for a top partner by 20%, while McDermott is charging top partners out at $2,590 hourly, according to recent bankruptcy court filings.
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By Ross Todd | January 9, 2024
We pick up on our conversation with J.Y. Miller and Joe Kilpatrick of Husch Blackwell about their fixed-fee approach as national coordinating counsel in mass torts cases to ask how they handle instances where there's not much of a track record, or where trial is a possibility.
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By Ross Todd | January 8, 2024
J.Y. Miller and Joe Kilpatrick of Husch Blackwell discuss how certain moves by the firm—including moving away from billable hours-based bonuses—opened the door to more innovative pricing models.
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By Allison Dunn | January 2, 2024
Those who wish to comment on the proposal may do so on the court's website.
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By Jack Womack | December 20, 2023
The merger of the two firms is due to formally take effect in May 2024, with 99% of partners at both firms approving the plans in October.
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