How to Avoid Fee Disputes, with Carl Mueller

The California Appellate Law Podcast

Every attorney has felt the concern over a growing receivable, and the frustration of a nonpaying client. Carl Mueller litigates these billing disputes and explains what attorneys should know to avoid them and to win them:

• All the billing disputes are basically the same, so…
• Spot the “red flags.” (You know what they are.)
• If you do get into a dispute, know the 2021 Pech v. Morgan case—and get an expert. We discuss.
• Haven’t brushed up on Business and Professions Code sections 6146, 6147, and 6148 in a while? Read them. Do them. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

In the next episode, we will cover Carl’s top 10 tips for avoiding a fee dispute.

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Other items discussed in the episode:

• Pech v. Morgan (2021) 61 Cal.App.5th 841
• Videos from this episode will be posted at Tim Kowal’s YouTube channel.