$1699.00
The top rate attorneys at Weil, Gotshal and Manges are charging to handle the bankruptcy of retailer J. Crew (American Lawyer, 22 May 2020)
A year ago J. Crew had 14,500 employees, 10,000 of them part-time. {Inequality.org)
Meanwhile, America, known worldwide for being the go-to country for lawyers who want to make fortunes, is in the middle of a zillion legal cases. The President starts one every thirty-five minutes, and someone counter-sues every forty. The law must be the most ( if not the only) thriving industry in the United States.
At one time I thought I would like to be a lawyer, but when I caught myself yawning at the thought I dropped the idea.