Fee Structure
Cases are billed at either a contingent or percentage basis; a flat fee rate [a specific amount for a specific task or product]; or hourly. Persons suing for bodily injury are usually represented on a contingent fee basis which means there is no fee charged unless and until the client gets a settlement or an award of money. The usual contingent fee is 1/3 of amounts recovered for the client. The present hourly rates for attorneys at our firm who might be working on a case range from One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00) to Two Hundred Twenty-five Dollars ($225.00) per hour. These rates are subject to periodic adjustments upon notice to each client. We also reserve the right to charge a supplementary fee where extraordinary time commitments in evenings and on weekends are required in order to meet a client’s schedule, where added risks are imposed on the firm by services such as the issuance of opinion letters, where extraordinarily favorable results are achieved, and in other exceptional but appropriate circumstances.

The firm employs various legal assistants. Accordingly, work the assistants perform in a paralegal capacity will be billed at a rate of Sixty-five Dollars ($65.00) per hour. We have found that by using the services of a legal assistant, the overall fees are generally less.

Please note that these rates are for general information purposes only.  Please contact an attorney to further discuss the fee arrangement for a particular case. Upon acceptance of a case, you will receive a written fee agreement detailing the type of fee to be charged and which will also explain in detail additional charges (including, but not limited to, court costs, expense recovery, postage, photocopying and the like) that will appear on your bill. You may or may not be required to pay a retainer or have a co-signer.