Larry,

You can ask the lawyer what his hourly billable rate to his client is and
charge the same.

Dick

On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 6:42 PM, Larry Beason <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Dear Colleagues:
>
> From time to time, I'm approached to consult or provide expert testimony
> for a lawyer when the matter involves a grammar or technical writing issue.
>  But I'm never sure what is appropriate in terms of fees for billable hours,
> especially in terms of serving as an expert witness.  Expert witnesses for
> medical issues (as in the case of physicians) can be paid quite a bit, but
> it's not necessarily the same for all fields of expertise.
>
> If anyone on the list has served as an expert witness for grammar issues in
> particular and you do not mind sharing with me the 'hourly fee' usually
> provided you, please feel free to contact me off list with such info.  I
> could post the general info (without names) that I receive with the ATEG
> list if people have an interest in knowing.
>
> Frankly, I enjoy such consulting because it helps inform my teaching (one
> instance involved perfect tense, but I won't go there), but I thought I
> should see what others have found to be fair compensation.
>
> Larry Beason
>
> Larry Beason
> Associate Professor & Composition Director
> Dept. of English, 240 HUMB
> Univ. of South Alabama
> Mobile AL 36688
> (251) 460-7861
>
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