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human
ELI5:what specifically makes a lawyer worth 100 vs 1000 per hour?

Other than experience in front of judges is there anything specific that makes an attorney cost 10x other attorneys? Is it a case of "he'd expensive so he must be better?"
gpt
Ultimately its supply and demand - a person can only bill so many hours in a day, if they can sell every hour they keep raising the price. The demand is driven by the perceived (and perhaps real) benefit of one lawyer over another, specifically when it comes with successful experience in niche areas (types or law and/or industries)