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Posted on 12/18/24 at 8:37 pm to LSUMJ
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200 bucks an hour for a town of less than 6,000 seems high
That sounds low to me. You are not getting good legal advice for less than $200 per hour. I pay my lead attorney $735 per hour, the Associates $380 and the paralegal $280. And these are New Orleans rates. Go to Dallas and it is way higher.
And I’m about the same size client as that town. We’ll have $50k to $100k of legal services this year (it’s a larger than normal year). The rate you get charged will be lower if you are a big client.
This post was edited on 12/18/24 at 8:41 pm
Posted on 12/18/24 at 8:39 pm to Penrod
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I pay my lead attorney $735 per hour, the Associates $380 and the paralegal $280. Ad these are New Orleans rates.
What firm are you using? You’re getting railroaded unless that’s coverage counsel. I do work all over the country. That’s NY and LA rates. Not New Orleans.
Posted on 12/18/24 at 8:41 pm to BigPerm30
Jones Walker. I’ve seen much higher for similar services from the top attorneys in Dallas and Houston.
It’s not Coverage Counsel. And I’m not price shopping. I’m very satisfied with it, and I’d be encouraged to hear that I’m paying his highest rate.
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You’re getting railroaded unless that’s coverage counsel
It’s not Coverage Counsel. And I’m not price shopping. I’m very satisfied with it, and I’d be encouraged to hear that I’m paying his highest rate.
This post was edited on 12/18/24 at 8:45 pm
Posted on 12/18/24 at 8:43 pm to Penrod
You're getting fleeced 
Posted on 12/18/24 at 8:45 pm to Penrod
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and the paralegal $280.
Posted on 12/18/24 at 8:49 pm to Penrod
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It’s not Coverage Counsel. And I’m not price shopping. I’m very satisfied with it, and I’d be encouraged to hear that I’m paying his highest rate.
As long as you’re satisfied with the work, cheapest ain’t always the cheapest. I’ve just not heard of New Orleans attorneys charging those rates.
Posted on 12/18/24 at 9:04 pm to BigPerm30
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You’re getting railroaded unless that’s coverage counsel. I do work all over the country. That’s NY and LA rates. Not New Orleans.
Few things are more expensive than a cheap lawyer and cheap accountant.
Posted on 12/18/24 at 9:09 pm to stout
Dude probably had a bet with someone that he could make the lawyer quit or something. It seriously sounds like an epic practical joke or something.
Posted on 12/18/24 at 9:23 pm to Penrod
You are paying a Louisiana paralegal 280 bucks an hour holy shite lmao.
This post was edited on 12/18/24 at 11:41 pm
Posted on 12/18/24 at 11:29 pm to JohnnyKilroy
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You are paying a paralegal 280 bucks an hour holy shite lmao.
Somehow this whole thing just makes me feel like the idiot for bothering to get licensed. I should have just met this guy and been his paralegal instead
Posted on 12/19/24 at 5:05 am to JohnnyKilroy
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You are paying a Louisiana paralegal 280 bucks an hour holy shite
No dummy, no one is paying $280 for a paralegal; and I’m not paying $380 for an Associate; all of that is for the Attorney. Although, one of the Associates is well worth it.
This post was edited on 12/19/24 at 5:06 am
Posted on 12/19/24 at 8:32 am to BigPerm30
Penrod one again uses every opportunity he can to brag about inheriting his wealth.
Posted on 12/19/24 at 9:38 am to DomincDecoco
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Can he still sue for breach of contract?
Not a legal scholar, but I doubt it unless it had some very specific language about not even allowing discussion of a pay cut. They only proposed to cut his pay and he quit, they never actually cut it. If anything, he's more likely to have broken any contract.
Posted on 12/19/24 at 9:43 am to stout
He shouldve stayed throughout the entire meeting and acted like he was showing up to work no matter what they voted on.
Posted on 12/19/24 at 9:51 am to stout
So...it looks like back in April of this year, he had the former City Mayor investigated and arrested for records tampering.
Back in February, they fired the City Manager, Attorney and Police Chief over a 3-day span.
Back in February, they fired the City Manager, Attorney and Police Chief over a 3-day span.
Posted on 12/19/24 at 9:56 am to Saunson69
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0 reason a fat dude like that who probably got a 20 on the ACT and went to Tennessee Tech law school deserves $200 an hour. Doesn't even deserve $75 an hour.
$15 is low, but zero chance sizing that beer belly, goatee/fumanchu guy up in this 13 second video is he worth remotely $200 an hour to society. I'd peg him at $40 an hour if I saw him on the street.
LinkedIn shows that he went to law school at Memphis.
Looks like he was part of at least one argument that was submitted to the US Supreme Court.
Posted on 12/19/24 at 10:06 am to TheOcean
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Damn. Hope SFP will be ok
I don't know if I've ever taken a cent of government money for legal work.
Posted on 12/19/24 at 10:07 am to LSUMJ
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200 bucks an hour for a town of less than 6,000 seems high
Under $200 is getting into legal aid territory
Posted on 12/19/24 at 10:08 am to BigPerm30
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What firm are you using? You’re getting railroaded unless that’s coverage counsel. I do work all over the country. That’s NY and LA rates. Not New Orleans.
yeah that seems a bit high for Nola.
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