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- Jun 15, 2020
If they were willing to settle, they would have before mediation, or would do it without court order. Mediation is court trying to force a resolution that neither party wants at the moment.
If Skordas billed Null for not doing anything, Null should fire him. If Skordas billed a full hour for reading a notice from the court, Null should likewise fire him. Thankfully, neither is likely to be true.
That's stupid.
When you graduate (I prefer to assume you are a first year college student whose uncle has a small practice, since that’s how you present), you will get to know the value of mediation. It’s a chance for the parties to understand when their case is shit. Mediation is why most cases don’t end up in litigation (trials).
Skordas will absolutely charge for reading that communication from the court, and delivering/explaining it to Null. Why did you assume he would charge an hour’s work for doing that? He’ll charge by the billable unit.
Maybe you’re not even a law student, if you don’t understand mediation, settlements, or billing.