REAL LIFE LAWYER JOKE?

This story amuses me on a couple of fronts.

Not sure if it is the sense that a bunch of lawyers are so happy for good press (even if they had to go all the way to Iraq to get it.) or perhaps it is the princely sum of $1000 they gave him. As I recall he made 4 trips to the hospital, accepted personal risk in drawing maps, walked at least 6 miles to deliver the information. I'm guessing that works out to about $8.60 per billable hour. Is that the going attorney rate in Delaware?