Excessive Billing... What Could Have been Performed by a Nonlawyer

The bills contained charges whereby the respondent billed at a rate of $250 per hour for services of a nonlegal nature, or reflected an excessive number of hours spent on matters that were not necessary, and/or should not have reasonably taken the amount of time billed, and/or could have been performed by a nonlawyer. In re Towns 901 N.Y.S.2d 68, 70 (N.Y.A.D. 2 Dept.,2010)