I learned that myself when I was contacted by a trademark attorney about a potential violation of a trademark of a company that we were friends and partners with. I called the company directly, got the CEO on the line and asked WTF. He didn't even remember the law firm. They had used it to file a trademark years earlier.
The law firm filed with ICANN and took a domain name that we had that I had freely offered to our partners whenever they were ready to use it. I tried to transfer the domain to the partner but the lawyer had already taken it, and held it hostage for the payment of the legal bill! They still have it.
You have to be very clear with lawyers where their work ends or they'll make-work you to get a few more hours and make you look like an ass in the process.
The law firm filed with ICANN and took a domain name that we had that I had freely offered to our partners whenever they were ready to use it. I tried to transfer the domain to the partner but the lawyer had already taken it, and held it hostage for the payment of the legal bill! They still have it.
You have to be very clear with lawyers where their work ends or they'll make-work you to get a few more hours and make you look like an ass in the process.