2. Ask them what shit the big company is doing to strangle them

3. Write it down on paper that has line numbers on the side

4. Profit

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5544225&forum_id=2/en-en/#47809872)

Big competitor buys from supplier with sweetheart prices = sue the supplier for price discrimination? Or both the competitor/supplier

Or big competitor has access to stuff we need = sue supplier/competitor?

Seems like expert witnesses stating enough "sufficient facts" on a complaint is a bitch.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5544225&forum_id=2/en-en/#47809924)

Sorry that sucks. but "it dont seem right, I only billed out at 400 in 90s and we had to write off the time we were walking to the library' is funny

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5544225&forum_id=2/en-en/#47820521)

They are seemingly completely unaware of inflation and that no one is billing 500/hr anymore.

Can you appeal his shitty award or are you stuck with it. Could you provide additional briefing with rate sheets for various firms engaged in similar types of work?

Seems like some other class action firms would happily share their attny fee awards along the lines of rising tides lifts all ships?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5544225&forum_id=2/en-en/#47820692)

We had plenty data points and awards from other cases, but at the hearing he was just like, "meh, I'm not really sure about that."

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5544225&forum_id=2/en-en/#47820882)

Also, it's not getting any better because judges salaries and workloads are such SPS these days. So you're getting lower and lower tier attorneys who are interested in becoming judges. So instead of some big law retiree, you're getting Insurance Defense of counsels making 150k jumping on the bench to 180k and thinking attnys fees of 1000/hr are egregious.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5544225&forum_id=2/en-en/#47821554)

law can be 'fun' when you have a bunch of advantages over the other side, i.e., are the plaintiff, can shape your claims, can prosecute the litigation as you see fit, are smarter than the other side. the anxiety is less then. it sucks when you are at a scorched earth bill-fest firm as a junior preparing a million expert reports with cravath on the other side.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5544225&forum_id=2/en-en/#47822807)

i am trying to amass over 5 million over the next 5 or so years, but not sure if or when i will step back from law. i think about doing it a lot, but i'm not sure i really want to stop. not now anyway.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5544225&forum_id=2/en-en/#47822819)

But yeah, HS’s figure is wildly off.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5544225&forum_id=2/en-en/#47825547)

Not to mention the fact that your clients negotiate discounts, etc. often and only end up paying 75% of that.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5544225&forum_id=2/en-en/#47825790)

The smart move in these circumstances is just to say “we disagree with the tentative,” without telling them where they fucked up. But he issued his tentative only 25 mins before the hearing, so I fucked up by being a defensive bitchboi and told him what I disagreed with. Probably cost myself $1m minimum. One wrong move is real.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5544225&forum_id=2/en-en/#47840959)

Good luck getting the big bucks.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5544225&forum_id=2/en-en/#47842191)

In my experience so far these are straight shooters — not like the liars and fraud$ who predominate at GDC and Quinn.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5544225&forum_id=2/en-en/#47838141)

we'll see what unfolds. i doubt i'll leave bc i'm equity at my current firm and make high 400s/500. i know for a fact DWT won't take me as equity and i don't see them offering me more money, at least not enough for me to make a change. i doubt anyone here gives a fuck about any of this so not sure why i'm rambling, sorry.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5544225&forum_id=2/en-en/#47842232)

With that degree of "novelty" and the fact it was on a contingency basis, it's an abuse of discretion to deny us a multiplier.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5544225&forum_id=2/en-en/#47847050)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5544225&forum_id=2/en-en/#47847116)

Practice area/region?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5544225&forum_id=2/en-en/#47843419)

from what i can tell, they pay first years in DC and LA $190k, and for some reason $200k in NYC and SF (odd because firms usually pay the same in all "first tier" cities). that isn't THAT far below 215 or whatever biglaw starts at.

that said, it's entirely possible that pay for midlevels and above isn't all that close to biglaw scale.

i'm really not inclined to move bc i just moved last year and i'm gonna look like a job hopper if i do it again but you never know.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5544225&forum_id=2/en-en/#47845171)

BTW i was at baker hostetler, which i think everyone would agree is biglaw, and they do the same shit re compression. they shouldn't be considered biglaw tbh.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5544225&forum_id=2/en-en/#47848681)