Show MORE WORK FOR THE LAWYER legal light explains why H had doubled HI fee five years ago a certain man made a will last week he made another one the same lawyer drew up both documents for writing the second will the lawyer charged twice as much as for writing the first one why athla difference asked tha client have you attained such kroml nence in the legal profession in tha last fire years that you are justified la doubling your fees not at all said the lawyer there was twice as much work on this will as on your old one you see at that almo you were a married man and your will was short for with the ex of a few minor bequests everything was left to your wife changes in your domestic have made another will necessary you are now a bachelor or a bachelor s equivalent a childless widower it Is much harder to write a will for a man of that type than for a married man the man with a family usually gives away everything he possesses in three or four clauses but the bachelor divides his property among so many relatives friends and dependents and consumes BO much time in doing it that the lawyer Is justified in charging alta double the usual fee |