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Disaffected

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3. You know all this also emphasises another important issue.

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Sun Aug 27, 2023, 03:04 PM

Aug 2023

It is the bizarre cost of obtaining a good legal defence. Almost 3/4 $1 million just for a retainer??

What does it go towards? $1,000 per hour lawyer time (or whatever usurious amount they sometimes charge)?

These lawyers must think they are plumbers or something...

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Watergate prosecutor predicts next big thing in Georgia case [View all] struggle4progress Aug 2023 OP

I predicted that a long time ago, as they say, there's no honor or loyalty among thieves. Meadowoak Aug 2023 #1

Good musclecar6 Aug 2023 #2

You know all this also emphasises another important issue. Disaffected Aug 2023 #3

Lawyers are entitled to get paid for their work. davsand Aug 2023 #4

I think I heard that in ga... getagrip_already Aug 2023 #5

Sucks to be charged anywhere. former9thward Aug 2023 #13

Sure, lawyers are entitled to get paid and, Disaffected Aug 2023 #8

for cases like this, that fee is not just that lawyer drray23 Aug 2023 #11

True, the lawyer doesn't get all of it Disaffected Aug 2023 #14

:) The things we learn. Apparently that is the usual pattern in RICO cases, Hortensis Aug 2023 #6

Low income people can't afford lawyers. Any more , low leftyladyfrommo Aug 2023 #7

K&R. William769 Aug 2023 #9

Hey Rudy, don't do the crime if you can't do the time. Firestorm49 Aug 2023 #10

I predict he's wrong. onenote Aug 2023 #12