u/Mundane-Value7372

So my mother passed away and left a good amount of money and a condo in Florida. We’re working with a law firm to handle everything and they’re charging us 7 grand, also they didn’t really do anything for us yet. Originally they didn’t itemize any of it, we just got a flat number. We pushed back and asked for a breakdown, and now that we have it, it’s full of bullshit charges like “opening email” and “thinking about email.” Like actual line items for that.

We think they’re trying to take advantage of the fact that it’s a big inheritance and figured we wouldn’t look too closely. How do people usually handle this? Has anyone actually disputed a bill like this before and gotten anywhere with it?​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​