Good lawyer, that’s oxymoron. :thumbup:

We know it’s not attorneys.

The difference is one pays and receives a service. Like lawn maintenance. With lawyers, the end game is to stretch, delay, obfuscate, and delay again in order to draw down and deplete (i.e.- maximize profit) and then discard without having to actually provide the service.

Billing for two hours or more for a hearing where the lawyer requests a continuance is exactly how this happens. While waiting for the hearing, the lawyer is texting and making calls on other cases so they can double and triple bill for the time being spent.

Then the bills for "associate's time working on the case" which is really just re-organizing the file box, and then of course the 1/4 hour minimum charged for a 3 minute phone call to the client or a 1/2 hour billing charged for the 10 minute call to opposing counsel where they talk about the latest vacation condo purchased.

This happens, I don't care how you try to paint brush it with a "Code of Ethics" claim. I've seen it, I've worked with dozens in a professional capacity and hear the conversations about what they are doing. It is so rampant as to essentially be commonplace.

Most policies are incontestable after being in force for two years. If under that time period the insurance company may want to check out the claim and take longer to resolve.