Posts Tagged ‘fixed fees’

3 Ways For Startups To Cut Their Legal Fees in Half

by Scott Edward Walker on October 13th, 2011

Introduction

This post was originally part of the “Ask the Attorney” series I am writing for VentureBeat (one of my favorite websites for entrepreneurs).  Indeed, I am constantly being asked by entrepreneurs how they can lower their legal fees.   (more…)

It’s Time to Destroy the Billable Hour

by Scott Edward Walker on March 10th, 2010

The Market Problem

As I tweeted a couple of days ago, I recently received three telephone calls over a three-day period from entrepreneurs looking for a new law firm because of the excessive fees of their current law firm.  Two of the three entrepreneurs advised me that they were reluctant to even call their lawyers with a question because of the fees.  I thought to myself:  I get it! 15 minutes = $125-175 for most partners (and those phone calls add up).

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