I. State bar ethics opinions that address lawyer billing issues

A. Double Billing

Alaska Ethics Op. 96-4 (1996)

California Ethics Op. 1996-147 (1996),

Nassau County (N.Y.) Ethics Ops. 95-4 (1995)

Nassau County (N.Y.) Ethics Ops. 95-10 (1995)

Oregon State Bar Legal Ethics Committee Op. 2005-170 (2005),

B. Billing for disbursements

Alabama State Bar opinion 2005-02 (2005)

Arizona Opinion 94-10 (1994)

Michigan Opinion RI-241 (1995)

C. Allocation of rebates, and discounts received from third party vendors on the client's behalf

Alabama Opinion 89-83 (1989)

Boston Bar Association Opinion 93-4 (1993),

Iowa Opinion 00-2 (2000)

Maryland Opinion 91-1 (1990)

Massachussetts Bar Association Opinion 94-1 (1994)

D. Law Review Articles

J. Anthony McLain, BILLING CLIENT FOR ATTORNEY'S FEES, COSTS AND OTHER EXPENSES, 67 Ala. Law. 212 (2006)

Gerald F. Phillips THE RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT SHOULD PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO ATTORNEYS WITH RESPECT TO BILLING CLIENTS, 15 NO. 1 Prof. Law. 2 (2004)

Molly Kilmer Flood, COST RECOVERY: WHAT'S FAIR GAME?, 15 NO. 2 Prof. Law. 27 (2004)

Ankur Parekh, Jay R. Pelkofer, 767 LAWYERS, ETHICS, AND FEES: GETTING PAID UNDER MODEL RULE 1.5, 16 Geo. J. Legal Ethics 767 (2003)

Rotunda, MOVING FROM BILLABLE HOURS TO FIXED FEES: TASK-BASED FEES AND LEGAL ETHICS 47 UKSLR 819 (1999)

Lisa G. Lerman, BLUE-CHIP BILKING: REGULATION OF BILLING AND EXPENSE FRAUD BY LAWYERS, 12 Geo. J. Legal Ethics 205 (1999)

Kevin Hopkins, LAW FIRMS, TECHNOLOGY, AND THE DOUBLE-BILLING DILEMMA 12 Geo. J. Legal Ethics 93 (1998)

Adam C. Altman, TO BILL, OR NOT TO BILL?: LAWYERS WHO WEAR WATCHES ALMOST ALWAYS DO, ALTHOUGH ETHICAL LAWYERS ACTUALLY THINK ABOUT IT FIRST 11 Geo. J. Legal Ethics 203 (1998)

William Kummel, Pricing, Billing, Compensation & Ownership DECONSTRUCTING LAW FIRM ECONOMICS 11 NO. 1 Acct. for L. Firms 5 (1998)

William G. Ross, THE ETHICS OF TIME BASED BILLING BY ATTORNEYS, 1998 Prof. Law. 81 (1998)

Sonia S. Chan, FORMAL OPINION 93-379: DOUBLE BILLING, PADDING AND OTHER FORMS OF OVERBILLING 9 Geo. J. Legal Ethics 611 (1996)