174 Ind. App. 362 - Finley v. Finley’s Empirical Analysis

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11 state decisions

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1. ““The Court has considered the provisions of DR2-106 in the light of the testimony and evidence and in light of that which the Court itself knows of these proceedings. It is clear to this Court that this case could not have been so ably tried for either of the parties except, as it was, by experienced, knowledgeable lawyers of much more than average ability to establish the facts, discover the assets, to develop the evidence the intricacy of the relationship of the many facts of this litigation from the viewpoint of both of the parties over more than five years including an appeal to the Court of Appeals as was done by the lawyers in this case is appropriate evidence of exceptional ability and experience. This knowledge and experience cannot be had in the bargain basement. To say that this work is to be compensated by a meager hourly rate flies in the face of economic and professional reality. It is to say that a General Motors clerk should be paid at the rate of the General Motors president — or that the president should be paid at the rate of the clerk. Or that open heart surgery should be paid for at the rate of a pedicure. Similarly here an hourly rate, though a factor to be considered, is not the sole factor. Traditionally the size of the marital estate, the length of time necessarily spent and the intricacy and difficulty of developing the ease are compelling factors. Here is a protracted contest for which lawyers are entitled to (be?) [sic] paid for their labor. $350,00”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Finley v. Finley