More than hours.

It’s old news by now: business owners and in-house counsel don’t love hourly billing.

Despite being less than ideal for most clients, it remains the default.

Hourly billing puts all the risk on the client.

If the matter gets complicated, you pay more.

If the lawyer is slow, you pay more.

If the other side is difficult, you pay more.

You can’t budget for it, can’t plan around it, and can’t hold anyone accountable to it.

You just pay the bill and hope it’s not worse next month.

That’s why I’m building a different model for my commercial litigation practice—not just a different billing rate, but a different structure entirely.

Three products, designed for businesses that need a senior commercial litigator’s judgment at every stage of a dispute:

- Flat-fee contract review
- Monthly strategic counsel subscription
- Phase-by-phase flat fee for active litigation

Over the next few weeks, I’ll share how each one works and who it’s designed for.

But first, a question for in-house counsel and business owners: When was the last time you were genuinely comfortable with how your outside legal costs were structured? What would have made it better?

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed here are solely my own and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Husch Blackwell LLP or any other organization. Examples are generalized and do not reflect current client matters or firm positions.