Overbilling Clients is Bad Business I have been retained a few times for the unpleasant job of Expert Witness in a patent legal fees dispute. Trust me, it is no fun picking apart the legal bills of a professional colleague. It is particularly dreadful when said ‘professional’ has over-billed the client to a level that is shocking and borderline morally repugnant. We all know lawyers who tend to push it and over-charge clients, but some are way beyond the pale. It’s reprehensible for many reasons, but that’s not the point here… 23 years ago, I had a very wise mentor…