Lax attitudes toward collections may have been acceptable at law firms during fat economic times, but those times are over for many. Katzman Garfinkel, a 37-lawyer firm, adopted a new approach to collections in its computerized system that tracks billable hours. Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod is asking for more retainers from new clients and is more carefully screening new clients. And some clients say they appreciate more frequent billing while having mixed reactions to alternative forms of payment.
August 26, 2008 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Katzman Garfinkel has gotten serious about making sure the firm’s attorneys keep track of outstanding bills.
The 37-lawyer firm adopted a new approach to collections this year in its computerized system that tracks billable hours, said Donna Berger, managing partner of the firm’s Fort Lauderdale, Fla., office.
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