tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18502518.post114539833549776138..comments2023-10-25T00:54:05.329-07:00Comments on Law Career Blog: What Doctors Might Learn from LawyersGregory W. Bowmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793221328956712830noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18502518.post-1148011350539791252006-05-18T21:02:00.000-07:002006-05-18T21:02:00.000-07:00aside from the flat-fee billing debate, i would su...aside from the flat-fee billing debate, i would submit to you that the unduly burdensome wait at the doctor's office may have something to do with another profession that i would affirmativley attribute to the rising costs of medical malpractice insurance, health insurance, and health care in general....the evil pharmaceutical sales representative. <BR/><BR/>regards and have a great summer!philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13956530630566968045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18502518.post-1145639605082898482006-04-21T10:13:00.000-07:002006-04-21T10:13:00.000-07:00I'm just saying that b/c of the inherent advantage...I'm just saying that b/c of the inherent advantages in law and medicine, being a solo doctor or lawyer makes more sense than being a solo, say, accoutant.<BR/><BR/>But it's debatable whether being a solo lawyer is "better" than being a firm lawyer. It depends on your values I suppose.biffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15767154623467146674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18502518.post-1145596527617432422006-04-20T22:15:00.000-07:002006-04-20T22:15:00.000-07:00Thanks for your interesting comment. Lawyers and ...Thanks for your interesting comment. Lawyers and doctors do enjoy a legal monopoly on practice, which does insulate them somewhat. There are a number of previous posts on this blog on that very subject. <BR/><BR/>But why do you think that means being a solo practitioner is better? I'd be interested in hearing more of your thoughts on that point.Gregory W. Bowmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793221328956712830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18502518.post-1145572293463489682006-04-20T15:31:00.000-07:002006-04-20T15:31:00.000-07:00Interestingly these are also two professions where...Interestingly these are also two professions where you need a license to practice. Because of the presence of AMA and the state bars, doctors and lawyers do not respond to market forces in the way solo practitioners in other fields do. This is why I think it makes so much sense to be a solo as a lawyer or doctor, and why consumers suffer.biffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15767154623467146674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18502518.post-1145570533595177412006-04-20T15:02:00.000-07:002006-04-20T15:02:00.000-07:00Good question. Check out my separate post answeri...Good question. Check out my separate post answering your question ("How Law Firms Bill"). Thanks, GregGregory W. Bowmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793221328956712830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18502518.post-1145472285694450592006-04-19T11:44:00.000-07:002006-04-19T11:44:00.000-07:00How would flat rate billing work in a field such a...How would flat rate billing work in a field such as civil litigation? I mean, I can see it for certain services such as patent work, uncontested divorces, adjustments of child support payments, drafting wills, probating uncontested wills, etc.; but just can't see how feasible such a system would be for any work of an adversarial nature.MrSpkrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12288734370505984229noreply@blogger.com