Word: fee
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...most prominent Republican Congressman on Park's list was onetime Ohio Representative William Minshall, but, among other Republicans, former Vice President Spiro Agnew had Middle East oil business dealings with Park after he left office in 1973, and former Nixon Aide Bill Timmons received a $60,000 fee from Park for public relations work...
Ditchley can't recall exactly when he first began to suspect that the lawyers were out to get him. Maybe it was when, as a young man, he bought a modest house?and had to take out a second mortgage to pay the lawyer's closing fee. Maybe it was when Grandmother left some money, and Ditchley, through his grief, began dreaming of a nice vacation and maybe enough left over for a snowblower. Then the lawyers got into the act, clucking about what a mess Grandmother had left and how lucky Ditchley was that, thanks to their skill...
...increasingly familiar story in regulation-happy Washington ?a hungry group of lawyers may quickly file a lawsuit on behalf of a class of aggrieved people. Hastily preparing their case (sometimes by simply copying the Government's complaint), they settle as soon as they can justify a large legal fee, regardless of whether all the injured members of the class have been adequately compensated...
CONTINGENCY FEE. Most personal-injury cases are taken by lawyers for a percentage of the gross award, often one-third if the matter is settled before trial, perhaps 40% if a costly, risky, laborious trial is actually necessary. This creates a potential divergence of interest between lawyer and client. Since the potential additional reward for trial work may not be worthwhile, many attorneys encourage their clients to accept even an unreasonably low offer from an insurer...
...secretary, is gradually ending with the advent of advertising, legal clinics and do-it-yourself divorces. But plenty of opportunity for abuse remains. In major cities especially, matrimonial "bombers" so vigorously represent their clients' interests that once friendly marriage partners become bitter enemies fighting a protracted court battle. The fee is suitably high...