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In article <36fc0e97.213958491@news.shore.net>, Bob
<uctraing@ultranet.com> wrote:
> >Isn't "irony" in your vocabulary?  You should look it up.
> >What are you, his lawyer?
> >twit. twit. twit.
> 
> Lawyers do not necessarily overcharge. Compare their rates 
> to an auto mechanic(drops out of high school and charges 
> $60/hour) or a CPA (does four years of college and charges 
> $90/hour). A lawyer does four years of college, then two years 
> of law school. How much is that comparatively worth ? 

Hey, hold on there a minute.  The process by which one earns the "C"
in "CPA" goes a little beyond one's "four years of college."  It's
rigorous, demanding and expensive.  Also, a CPA has a high degree of
personal legal liability for the quality of his work, something most
of us aren't used to considering.

I have no strong opinion on prevailing legal services rates.  I will
note that most of those bitching about them in this thread probably
don't even know what they *are* to any degree of accuracy.
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