Murdoughnut
Well sized member
If the lawyer adds more value to the product than the summation of the final bill, I'd say it's worth it. I mean would you ever want the 2nd best lawyer? I hope not because that means your opponent could hire the best.
My wife practices immigration which is unique for a couple of reasons. One is the presence of "notorios". These are non-lawyers who will fill out your immigration work and give you advice (illegally) for far less than your immigration attorney would. The other problem is attorneys in other practice areas attempting immigration cases because their business is slow. Each can completely F your chances of gaining legal status in the United States - in ways that are sometimes irreversible.
While $200 an hours seems like a lot (my wife bills less than that), what is it worth to have an order of removal overturned? What is it worth to be able to legally stay in the same country as your children? My wife has seen many prospective clients who've gone the cheaper route, only to have their paperwork screwed up to the point that they are now absolutely not eligible for legal U.S. status ... ever. She's also worked with clients who've gone to family law attorneys, who took their money, and then lost the case because they didn't know the law. My wife will often win on behalf of those clients, or if she knows there is no case, she'll at least tell them to keep their money.
Just the other day a guy called her with a question. He was a citizen with a non-citizen wife. The short story is, he called a half dozen attorneys - all of whom said that he needed to hire them to keep his wife in the country. Except my wife, who told him he didn't have to do anything at all, and his wife would be fine.
Value is very relative is my point.