legal professionals

[Livia]

Originally Posted by JazmenFlowers

I really hate attorneys. god.

I may have discussed this, but anyway, I spent pretty much all of the week before last prepping for trial and getting stuff together for the Trial Director presentations, etc. it was a long, horrible ordeal. I ended up staying here til like 7 each night while the attorneys went to the supper club upstairs and drank wine. anyway, fast forward. they settled yesterday. basically, we got what we wanted. the attorney that went to trial came back and sent an email to the head partner to tell him how things went and said he couldn't have done it without the support of...yeah, you guessed it...the other attorneys that helped him. of course word trickled down. he thanked those attorneys that basically sat around and drank wine while myself and a secretary actually put all the docs together so that he could make his presentation and "win" this case. asshole. w/e.

Settling before trial is par for the course, and annoying as hell. However, not giving YOU credit is unacceptable. Do you have to record your time? I'd make sure the head partner knows exactly how much time you spent on that case.