Author Question: Which of the following is a factor in determining whether a lawyer's fee is reasonable? a. Time ... (Read 115 times)

kfurse · **on:** Aug 3, 2018

Which of the following is a factor in determining whether a lawyer's fee is reasonable?

a. Time and labor required to perform the legal work
b. The fee customarily charged in the locality for similar legal services
c. The experience and ability of the lawyer
d. All of these choices are correct

Question 2

Attorney Haynesworth spends three hours in the county circuit court waiting to argue a motion for client Adams. While he waits, he reads several cases for a brief that he is preparing for client Johnson and talks to another judge's clerk

about Johnson's case. If attorney Haynesworth bills client Adams for three hours
and client Johnson for three hours (a total of six billable hours), attorney
Haynesworth has engaged in which of the following?
a. Fee splitting
b. Double billing
c. Value billing
d. All of these choices are correct