Life in Vegas

Filed under:Other — posted by Tom on September 10, 2007 @ 10:17 pm

Taxes too high for you where you live? Is it too rainy or too cold where you live?
Are you bored with no indoor or outdoor activities? Do you crave a real and genuine social life? Perhaps you are ready for a life changing move?

If so, then I am sure you are wanting to move to Las Vegas! Nevada lacks state taxes, isn’t plagued by cold and rainy weather, the
weather and environment are conducive to fun and healthy outdoor activities. The night clubs are exciting, the visitors are full of life and looking to have fun. Its an entirely different world, and its right there in America.

If indeed you are ready for that change, then you will need a residence and other things relative to a move to a new place. Las Vegas real estate has real estate and rental listings. Theres tool available to determine things like schools, and property values.

Las Vegas is a paradise for many, and with this resource you too can call it home.

850 an Hour

Filed under:Ethics — posted by Tom on @ 8:13 pm

The best attorney for Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr charged up to $850 an hour for his time representing Broadcom Corp. in a patent fight with a industry rival.

That amount, while staggering to some, is still lower than the expensive attorneys, who charge 1000 and up an hour.

Specifics of Wilmerhales 8.5 million dollar fees were released at the end of August. Qualcomm has waived rights on to of the patent arguments due to the litigation being so fierce.

Wilmerhale partner William Lee’s rates are 790 to 850 an hours and the associates rates were  275 up to 490 hourly. Wilmerhale did delay a rate hike for 6 months, which in effct allowed broadcom to get much cheaper srvice than they would have.

Wilmerhale feels their rates are fair, and believes that results speak for themselves.

You do get what you pay for.



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