Nevertheless, for those very few of you who want to pay your lawyers less, here are a few tips from the State Bar of New Mexico. Phone calls, says the State Bar, run up bills. Clients call daily or more often, then a law of nature takes over. The more often a client calls, the more strongly he or she believes that lawyers cannot or should not charge for time on the telephone. Not one lawyer in the planet's history ever shared this sentiment.
Lawyers charge for phone calls.
It should be easy to realize that one call dealing with many topics should be cheaper than many calls. The State Bar suggests calling your lawyer's office to make an appointment for a telephone conference. This wards off the terrible modern affliction of telephone tag. Then, before your phone appointment, make a list of topics. Gather papers that pertain to your list of things to discuss.