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1997 Vintage: The Retainer Fee

 Why is it called a “retainer”? Because it retains the lawyer’s interest in your problems for exactly five minutes.

Part of the 47 Lawyer Jokes: The 1997 “Dancing Baby & Billable Minutes” Edition archive. Historically Verified

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