I like the fees. Hourly rates are boring.
— Dan Brockett, a senior litigation partner at Quinn Emanuel, explaining why he enjoys his contingency-fee practice. Brockett’s practice group is the only one at the firm that doesn’t bill by the hour. He’s won 90 percent of his cases, and keeps a framed photo of a $250 million legal fee award hanging over his desk.
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