The bolding is mine ... quite the princely sum to hit his pocket huh? And out of that he still has to pay his staff, office expenses, LSUC Professional Liability Insurance, and because all of his time and his staff's time is tied up with this case, he isn't making any money off any other files. Loss Leader?:banghead:
From:
www.lawyersweekly.ca/index.php?section=article&volume...
The simple fact is that unless they are doing so as a matter of honour, in an attempt to ameliorate the horrific effects of this denial of decent legal services to the poor, few competent lawyers will take legal aid cases. The rates are one-sixth to one-third of what ordinary lawyers get paid.
A beginning lawyer  and experienced lawyers have largely fled the system  is paid $85 per hour.
If you
need more hours than are authorized, youve got to beg LAO for them. And very often, the begging falls on deaf ears. Lawyers have to donate dozens or hundreds of free hours to do a case with integrity. That they do so is a credit to the Bar and a shame for Attorney General Chris Bentley and LAO chair John McCamus.