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An old lady has just signed her Will with her solicitor and, having been presented with the invoice, immediately pays it in full with a crisp, new, $100 bill.
After the old lady departs, the lawyer goes to put the $100 into a safe when he discovers that there are two $100 bills stuck together.
As he goes to the window of his office and looks down at the old lady crossing the street to catch the bus, the lawyer realizes he has an ethical dilemma:
Does he tell share the $100 tip with his partner?
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Originally posted by Janus View PostNobody ever tips their lawyer. Seriously, I have never heard of it ever.
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Originally posted by OrleansLawyer View PostThe rule of thumb is that a lawyer will put in two days of work for each day of trial. Based on that schedule, your lawyer is preparing for a ~4 day trial. How long is your matter set down to last?
I recall from a previous thread that you are micromanaging your lawyer. This could be increasing your costs.
Yes, this happens fairly often. However if you do then your ex's lawyer will likely smell blood in the water - any hope of settlement is likely to be gone as well.
Does she have the financial assets (or money coming from you) to offset a cost award?
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Hey Coolguy... that's hilarious, but given the fact that P1 through to P4 are not deterministic, the grade 3 math below is useless.
But I guess amusing to at least you.
Originally posted by CoolGuy41 View PostEvery Tom, Dick, and Harry involved in a high-conflict matrimonial litigation has had this dilemma. Luckily, I can help.
Scenario #1 - win with lawyer:
W1(PND wins) = [What's at stake] + [costs to PND] - [Lawyer fees]
Scenario #2 - lose with lawyer (worst-case scenario):
L2(PND losses) = [What's at stake] + [costs to STBX] + [Lawyer fees]
Scenario #3 - win without lawyer:
W3(PND wins) = [What's at stake] + [costs to PND]
Scenario #4 - lose without lawyer:
L4(PND losses) = [What's at stake] + [costs to STBX]
Consider the probability, Pn of each of the above scenarios.
if((P1xW1-P2xL2) > (P3xW3-P4xL4)) use lawyer; else self-represent;
Notes:
(i) What's at stake is known to you.
(ii) [costs to PND] < less than what you think it is
(iii) There is a substantial chance of a partial win that somewhat complicates the equations.
I am happy to have assisted. If however, you are asking the forum for the values of P1 through P4, then you are asking too much of the forum.
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Originally posted by plainNamedDad44 View PostHey Coolguy... that's hilarious, but given the fact that P1 through to P4 are not deterministic, the grade 3 math below is useless.
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Originally posted by plainNamedDad44 View PostHey Coolguy... that's hilarious, but given the fact that P1 through to P4 are not deterministic, the grade 3 math below is useless.
That's left as an exercise to the reader.
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