Civil rights lawyer who worked 46 years on case without pay seeks $10M in fees

Posted by grellas on Thursday May 12, 2011 @09:51AM
from the 2theadvocate.com dept.

http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/attorney-wants-998-million-in-fees.html?index=1&c=y

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Re:Civil rights lawyer who worked 46 years on case without p... by cperciva on Thursday May 12, 2011 @10:59AM (#2540765)

Talk about burying the lede. How the hell did a school desegregation case keep going until a couple months ago?

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Re:Civil rights lawyer who worked 46 years on case without p... by tseabrooks on Thursday May 12, 2011 @11:15AM (#2540837)

If 700$ an hour is a reasonable price for the services rendered as the article indicates... Then the request seems reasonable. It's a bit confusing that this case took so long to be resolved... but thems the breaks. If the invoice is legit it's hard to have sympathy for anyone complaining.

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Re:Civil rights lawyer who worked 46 years on case without p... by GonzoVeritas on Thursday May 12, 2011 @10:52AM (#2540744)

Pay the man.

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