Re: unconscionable fees?

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If a client wants to "make a statement" or fight something
as a "matter of principle"--I was always comfortable telling
them to do in on their own dime. Not mine. My time and
knowledge are my stock in trade. If you want to buy my
stock, pay for it. Don't expect me to give it to you.

On 9/24/06, secretary wrote:
> What do you think about a lawyer who settles his cases for
a
> nuisance value (i.e., $1,500 - $5,000.00) approxinately
95&37;
> of the time, having charged his clients $2,000 to $4,000.00
> to open the case? Is this inherently unethical? Is he
> excused if he specializes in clients who are willing to
take
> an unfavorable legal risk in order to 'make a statement'?