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Protect Your Firm from Unintentional, Possibly Unethical - Billing Practices
April 18, 2007
2-4 pm Eastern 1-3 pm Central Noon-2 pm Mountain 11 am-1 pm Pacific
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Is your firm adhering to proper billing rules? Have you ever been notified of a billing
mistake by a client? Is your firm properly processing estimated fee billings for closing projects?
Are you training your younger attorneys to be ethical timekeepers? Your billing policies should
be documented and communicated in a manner that will protect your firm from a potential
malpractice claim. In this program you will learn:
- How to identify billing problems
- What the billing rules are
- How to educate your attorneys on the rules
- The possible causes behind inflated client billings
- The importance of managing client cost expectations
- The basics of trust accounting
- What legal administrators can realistically accomplish
Speakers:
Carl A. Pierce, Esq., University of Tennessee College of Law and
Arthur G. Greene, Esq., Greene & Perlow, P.L.L.C.
Arthur G. Greene, Esq. has a statewide law practice with over 37 years experience
assisting clients in resolving real estate problems and disputes through negotiation,
mediation and, if necessary, litigation. Greene was formerly a partner with a large New
Hampshire firm and served as managing partner for several years during the 1980s.
Greene also has a consulting practice that involves conducting profitability studies,
facilitating retreats, and providing guidance and recommendations on a variety of
management topics, including paralegal utilization, attorney/client dynamics,
alternative billing methods and compensation.
Carl A. Pierce, Esq., Professor of Law at the University of Tennessee College of
Law, focuses his academic interests on corporate law and the regulation of the legal
profession. Professor Pierce came to UT shortly after receiving his J.D. degree and
served as assistant dean from 1972 - 1974. Professor Pierce currently serves as
chairperson of the Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Contract Appeals and as the
Reporter for the Tennessee Bar Association's Standing Committee for Ethics and
Professional Responsibility. He previously served as the Reporter for the Tennessee Bar
Association Committee for the Study of Standards of Professional (1995-2002) and as
the Associate Reporter for the American Bar Association Commission on the Evaluation
of the Rules of Professional Conduct (Ethics 2000 Commission) (1997-2002).
