Emerging Litigation Podcast
Emerging Litigation Podcast
Tom Hagy
Beyond the Billable Hour: The Business of Litigation with Jonathan Sablone
49 minutes Posted Sep 13, 2026 at 2:00 pm.
Why Fees And Funding Matter
Jonathan Sablone And Fractional GC
Billable Hour And Rate Shock
Value Billing With Fixed And Caps
Corporate Litigation Budgets And Incentives
Litigation Finance For Affirmative Claims
Frivolous Suits Versus Access To Justice
Why Investors Like Litigation Finance
Preparing A Case For Funding
Key Takeaways And Goodbye
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The billable hour isn’t dead—but the way clients think about paying for legal work is changing. In this episode, I’m joined again by Jonathan Sablone of Sablone Advisory LLC to talk about the business side of litigation: what lawyers charge, what clients actually want from their fee arrangements, how companies manage legal spend, and what happens when litigation itself becomes an investment. We start with attorney fees. Jonathan walks me through fixed fees, capped fees, value-based pricing, a...