[jstarfish]

Well, yes, but you're assuming good faith in implying he's willing to spend his time on it. The point is to maximize hours billed while doing as little work as possible.

No contractor charges you for 2 minutes of work installing a $0.99 part; they pad it every way possible with service call fees, labor, etc. Attorneys just lie about it altogether since for logical work, you can't prove whether or not they actually did anything. It's all showmanship. Question them on it and it's all gaslighting about how you're not a lawyer and don't know what you're talking about.

Sibling comment points out possible contingency basis, so if true, he certainly wouldn't want to spend real time on a case that may not pay out. But if he can automate the process and collect winnings while doing no real work, it's a money printer.