<p>Lawyers who bill by time do so regardless of how efficient they are. That has nothing to do with disabilities. So, for example, years ago I hired an attorney who was new and I fired her because she took forever in working on my case. I doubt she had a disability but she had too many billable hours and took too many weeks for something that an experienced attorney was later able to accomplished in fewer hours. Even though the experienced attorney charged more per hour, he cost less. The idea that attorneys complete <em>anything</em> at the same rate is erroneous. Perhaps one takes more time because of a reading disability but perhaps she has an amazing memory and doesn’t have to look up as much. Or perhaps she has handled a similar case and still has draft documents. Or perhaps she assigns the paralegal to tasks which the other attorney does herself, saving you $. Really, reading speed is just one factor in cost and if I was hiring an attorney where close reading was critical (for example, a contract attorney), I wouldn’t worry about speed.</p>