Lawfuel – The Lawyer Newswire – See ‘Hot Files’ – Making money out of the 9/11 disaster is not exactly the best way to befriend New Yorkers, but a lawsuit filed in Manhattan last week blasted the charging of legal expenses that have reached $75 million so far.
One of the lawyers, James Tyrrell, achieved fame for defending Agent Orange manufacturers, a preganancy drug linked to cancer and defective breast implants. Called the “master of disaster” and the “devil’s advocate” he’s now coming in for more criticism acting for the WTC ‘Captive’the New York Post reports.
Patton Boggs, based in Washington, D.C., commands up to $850-an-hour – one of the highest billing rates in the country, according to a National Law Journal survey.
