From Legal News Line:

The best he can figure, the attorneys with whom he is currently in a legal dispute were paid more than $2,000 per hour of work they performed on behalf of the State of Mississippi. It’s only an estimate, though, because Attorney General Jim Hood has not complied with Pickering’s request for more information.

Attorneys Joey Langston and Timothy Balducci, now admitted felons, were hired by Hood to sue Worldcom over back taxes. The company paid a $100 million settlement and $14 million in attorneys fees in 2005.

“Off the top of my head, looking at the billable hours they did turn in, it was about $2,000 an hour for the actual work they performed,” Pickering said.

“You gotta give (credit) to them,” Pickering added, laughing.

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