News and Publications
Legal Auditor's Testimony Slashes 83% From Big Firm Legal Fees
Ellis Mirsky, October 2005
Thanks to Judie Bronsther of Accountability Services, Inc. (who testified as an expert witness on the reasonableness of legal fees in a damage inquest to determine the amount of attorneys fees and disbursements to be awarded to a commercial landlord in holdover proceeding,) Hon. Manual Mendez awarded the landlord only $16,685.51 in legal fees, notwithstanding that the landlord was seeking to recover $97,518.29. That represents a reduction of $80,832.78 or 82.9%.
The judge also awarded $2,580.10 in disbursements although the landlord sought $9,379.89, a reduction of $6,799.79 or 72.5% He also found the time expended by landlord's attorneys to be unreasonable and excessive.
The written decision in HMC Capital Resources, LLC v. SAES, Inc., d/b/a Flower World, Civil Court, New York County, Index No. 60119/05, can be found here.
Ellis Mirsky represented the tenant. Pryor Cashman Sherman & Flynn LLP, whose fees and disbursements were at issue, represented the landlord.
Catching Clients in Your Web (Site)
by Edd Schillay, September 2004
In this article, Web design and marketing expert Edd Schillay discusses the benefits of creating a Web site for your practice, especially when you can find someone who understands law firm marketing to help you plan, design, develop, and maintain your site. (A TechnoLawyer.com "TechnoFeature" dated September 2004.)
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Mirsky and Associates to Provide Website Design Services to Law Firms
Mirsky and Associates, a niche market law firm focusing on high-end technical and professional services to law firms, insurers and corporate legal departments, has established a division to focus on website design, development and management for law firms and others in the legal services markets.
Hocus Pocus: Using Crystal Ball to Bring Litigation in Focus
by Ellis R. Mirsky, July 1998
Crystal Ball allows for modeling of litigation inventories as well as sensitivity analysis to determine where best to allocate limited resources (e.g., money and executive and attorney time) for optimum results (e.g., often minimum total cost of litigation and maximum preferential consumption of available sources of non-company funding such as insurance, indemnities, and subsidies while preserving company cash).
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House Counsel Plays Key Part in Crisis Planning
by Ellis R. Mirsky, J. Reader and R. Gossling, March 11, 1992
When disaster strikes, any number of things can happen: Environmental damage occurs, people suffer injuries, human life is lost. What is corporate counsel’s role? Tradition points to minimizing liabilities. It was commonly believed that the organization should say little, protect against admission of liability and withhold disclosure of damaging facts. Click Here to read the publication.
