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August 24, 2007
Will Estate Planners Join the "Thousand Dollar Bar"?
A recent report reveals that lawyers in several New York law firms (e.g., Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft; and Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson) are now charging $1,000 per hour for their services.
I wonder if any estate planners have joined the ranks of these attorneys.
See Debra Cassens Weiss, Top Lawyers Bill $1,000 an Hour, ABA J. Law News Now, Aug. 22, 2007.
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