We fully support the notion, as we have all along. That is woefully low.
Lawyers can make twice that much, or more, from paying clients.
The result could be inferior representation for those least able to provide it for themselves, and that clearly would be unjust. We have stood behind proposed raises before, and we continue to support them. In a previous editorial, this newspaper said it was crucial to the interests of justice to the clients and fairness to the attorneys that the pay be set commensurate with the lawyers market worth. We also said previously that we ve been told that the reason the fees haven t been raised already is suspicion on the part of lawmakers that some attorneys were making up for the inequity by enhancing their hours when they submit their bills for payment. The Press-Republican has no knowledge that this is happening, nor does it hold the belief that it is.