2003 - May Issue #2

Welcome to the second issue of Litigation Management Report.

How does demystification sound as an editorial mission? Let me give you the plain speak version of what I want this newsletter to do for you as a litigation manager. I want to clear the air for you on issues of concern in litigation management.

Litigation Management Strategy
 

An Average Hourly Billing Rate Strategy

The Litigation Management Strategy section is a case study on how to translate what you might be inclined to think is just theory on cost reduction into a straightforward action plan. Not surprisingly, there's a lot of legalese in this field… click here to learn more

Bill Management
 

The Real Reasons Why the Billable Hour Monster Remains Alive and Well

The Bill Management section contains an analysis of the American Bar Association's Commission on Billable Hour Report that will confirm many litigation managers' worst fears about those constantly contested invoices… click here to learn more

Ethics and Professional Conduct
 

The Reasonable Fee

The Ethics and Professional Conduct section on The Reasonable Fee provides both litigation managers and, I'm willing to bet, some lawyers, with easy to follow guidelines on fee determination… click here to learn more

John G. Kelly Report
 

Florida Affirms Legitimacy of "House Counsel" While Clarifying Client Right

There's more to litigation management than the law. There's also a lot of politics. I have inserted a section on Litigation Politics with an article on the politics that recently played out between the Florida State Bar and the State Supreme Court with the release of the Report of the Insurance Practices Special Study Committee on the use of "House Counsel" by insurers. regarding the further articulation of " House Counsel insurance defense... click here to learn more

Change Management Profile
 

Carly Fiorina - Chief Executive Officer, Hewlett Packard

At the end of the day we all need inspiration. If you think you have it tough read the this month's Profile on Carly Fiorina and her highly publicized battle to merger Compaq and Hewlett Packard for affirmation that, yes, change can be accomplished even when confronting what seem to be insurmountable odds… click here to learn more