Tag Archives: Legal Consumer

Legal Consumer Tip #1 – Take Notes

Posted on July 13, 2012 by The Legal Reformer

Dear legal consumers, We ran across a very interesting blog post by Eric Cooperstein, a Minnesota lawyer who defends attorneys facing ethics complaints and fee disputes.  On Lawyerist.com: (law-yer-ist) n. The lawyering survival guide, Mr. Cooperstein posted Avoid Ethics Complaints by … Continue reading →

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Why Do So Many Lawyers False Bill?

Posted on July 6, 2012 by The Legal Reformer

Perhaps many lawyers false bill because they can get away with it.  Padding billable time, for example, has become so common that many lawyers don’t even consider it improper. Dan Ariely, the James B. Duke Professor of Psychology and Behavioral … Continue reading →

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Billing Fraud: Past, Present . . . and Future?

Posted on June 30, 2012 by The Legal Reformer

Now that LPR has been established, we are receiving information from interested people about issues legal consumers face.  One such person sent us a link to an article published in 1999, written by Catholic University law professor Lisa Lerman, titled Blue-Chip … Continue reading →

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Up and Running

Posted on June 22, 2012 by The Legal Reformer

Dear legal consumers, We have been very busy behind the scenes getting set up, helping clients, and working on the platform for The Legal Reformer.  Going forward, each week we will be posting about current events and news affecting legal … Continue reading →

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Welcome Legal Consumers

Posted on March 21, 2012 by The Legal Reformer

This is The Legal Reformer’s first blog entry from the Center for Legal Practice Reform (LPR). The Legal Reformer will keep legal consumers apprised of the practices that LPR is working to reform and give legal consumers a voice in that … Continue reading →

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