Ed.
note:
Welcome
to
our
daily
feature, Quote
of
the
Day.
If
there’s
someone
out
there
who
bills
at
a
higher
rate
than
Bill
and
me
on
hourly
cases,
please
let
us
know
so
we
may
raise
our
rates.
— Neal
Manne,
former
managing
partner
at
Susman
Godfrey,
in
comments
given
to
Reuters,
concerning
his
and
partner
Bill
Carmody’s
hourly
rates.
“The
process
by
which
Bill’s
and
my
billing
rates
are
set
each
year
is
as
mysterious
as
a
papal
conclave,”
Manne
said,
noting
that
while
their
hourly
rates
are
set
by
firm
management,
most
of
their
work
is
completed
on
a
contingency
or
fixed-fee
basis.
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Zaretsky is
the
managing
editor
of
Above
the
Law,
where
she’s
worked
since
2011.
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