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The Reasonable Factor: Ensuring Legal Fee Recovery  Through Reasonable Billing Standards Jacqueline S. Vinaccia, Esq. Lounsbery Ferguson Altona & Peak, LLP Presented to  The NALFA Second Annual Los Angeles Attorney Fee Conference:  “It Pays to Be Reasonable” June 24, 2010
WE ALL NEED TO BE PROFITABLE!
WHAT IS REASONABLE? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
WHAT IS REASONABLE? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Start at the beginning…. COMMUNICATE!
COMMUNICATE ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Communicate Through Your Billing Descriptions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Improper Billing Practices
CLERICAL BILLING ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Example of Clerical Billing
BLOCK BILLING ,[object Object],[object Object]
Example of Block Billing
INADEQUATE BILLING ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Example of Inadequate Billing
INTRA-OFFICE CONFERENCING ,[object Object]
Example of Intra-Office Conferencing
USE GOOD BILLING JUDGMENT ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
CONTACT INFORMATION ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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