4 Reasons to Keep Time Records No One Discusses

Mention keeping time records to a bankruptcy lawyer and you’re likely met with expressions of utter revulsion.

All too many assert that the major appeal of being a bankruptcy lawyer is precisely that they don’t have to keep time.

Between flat fee deals with clients, and no look fees in Chapter 13, they feel liberated from the clock and the time sheet.

What a mistake.

Penny-wise and pound-foolish, in my view. Here are my big four reasons why.

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Cathy Moran has headed her own small firm Moran Law Group in Redwood City, California, for nearly 30 years. Family law and tax issues as they play out in bankruptcy are areas of particular interest to Cathy.

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