Law: $6.50 an Hour?

Mitchelson seeks a raise

In many drawn-out legal battles, the only real winners are the lawyers. The parties get emotionally and financially drained; the lawyers get paid by the hour. But in the much ballyhooed case of Marvin vs. Marvin, the roles were, for once, reversed. Michelle Triola Marvin said she was happy because the judge awarded her $104,000 to "reeducate" herself and gain new skills. Ex-Boyfriend Lee Marvin said he was pleased too; he could have been nicked for $1.3 million if the judge had decided that Michelle Marvin was entitled to half...

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