Contingency Fees v. Billable Hours, Part II

Many lawyers are unhappy, and one of the chief causes of unhappiness is billable hours.  A common refrain among lawyers in private practice is their expressed dislike for billing hours.  I know one lawyer who splits his legal practice between contingency fee matters and billable hour matters.  He has told me that he is generally happier when he is working on cases that do not involve billable hours.  The key is for lawyers to seek methods of alternative billing, and to take the element of time out of how they charge for legal services.