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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Dispute the bill. Tell them you want the time spent on their errors deducted.

You can find another attorney if you want, these aren't errors that would keep someone from taking your case. [b]However, you will pay a little for the new person to come up to speed on everything done already[/b]. [/quote]

This plus yo get no guarantees of an error free litigation going forward.

I still don’t understand the first problem you cite. But if you think you shouldn’t pay, dispute the bill. That being said, you have little clout unless you’re a big client and if you are difficult, which I can’t tell but I think based on your first complaint, you have potential to be, your attorney can move to be dismissed.

As to the actual question, firms I’ve hired (I hired and monitored outside
Counsel for a very large organization) would bill but at a reduced rate. You can’t hire perfection. If you’re paying big law rates, I would have cut all time spent on errors. [/quote]

DP, I think OP is very clear. The lawyer served the other party at the wrong address and without complaint attached. This led to OP paying twice for service, plus an extra hearing that would not have happened had the complaint been attached.[/quote]

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