Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Fleming Macklin, 1911- Lawyers, money, and success: the consequences of dollar obsession / Macklin Fleming. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-56720-134-2 (alk. paper) 1. Practice of law--Economic aspects-- United States. 2. Lawyers-- Fees--United States. 3. Legal ethics--United States. I. Title. KF315.F58 1997 174'.3'0973--dc21 96-54286 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available. Copyright © 1997 by Macklin Fleming All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, by any process or technique, without the express written consent of the publisher. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 96-54286 ISBN: 1-56720-134-2 First published in 1997 Quorum Books, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881 An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. Printed in the United States of America ∞+⃝™ The paper used in this book complies with the Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984). 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 -iv- |