Hundreds of Texas corporations received notices this year from their outside lawyers that their hourly rates were going up. Dozens of Texas lawyers who handle the most complex, bet-the-company legal matters now charge their business clients in excess of $1,000 an hour – a rate that was unheard of only a few years ago. There are more than 200 other Texas business lawyers who tout an hourly rate between $900 and $995. Who are these $1,000 an hour lawyers and how do they justify their rates? Click and find out.
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