IT is called “overbilling”. Depending on the circumstances, I would probably call it theft by fraud.

So if very little has actually been done to move this action forward, where did all the money go?

Most of it must be in phone calls between Stringer and Hueston.

Maybe Hueston trying to explain to Stringer how things actually work inside a courtroom, since she has never been there.

Painting a picture for the challenged ones can be expensive.