HOURLY RATE 

 

ATTORNEY’S FEES

The attorney’s fee in this matter will be set as follows:

 

[   ] Fixed Fee of $______

[   ] Hourly Rate at $______ per hour plus ___% of amount* (   ) recovered saved

[   ] Estimated Fee in the range of:  $______ to $______ 

[   ] Contingent Fee of $______  (   ) saved (   ) recovered (   ) other 

*Contingent contract and statement of client’s rights signed as required

[   ] Fee determined on all relevant factors

[   ] Minimum retainer of $______

[   ]  Number of hours of attorney time covered by retainer is: ______

[   ] Other: _____________________________________________________

 

This office will bill you:

[   ] Monthly on the _______ of each month

[   ] Upon completion

[   ] Other arrangement: __________________________________________________

 

ALL BILLS ARE PAYABLE UPON RECEIPT. IF YOU DO NOT PAY WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS OF RECEIPT, YOUR ACCOUNT WILL BEGIN TO ACCRUE INTEREST CHARGES IN THE AMOUNT OF EIGHTEEN PERCENT (18%) ANNUALLY.

 

RETAINERS

Retainer of $______ is to be applied 

[   ] towards fee and out-of-pocket expenses.

[   ] towards fee.

[   ] towards out-of-pocket expenses.

[   ] Retainer is refundable.

[   ] Retainer is nonrefundable.

 

COSTS AND EXPENSES

Typical out-of-pocket expenses (NOTE: These are not attorney fees) for this matter may include:

[   ] Costs such as court costs, filing fees, process server fees, deposition costs, sheriff or clerk of  
         court fees, investigator’s fees, etc.

[   ] Abstracting charges or title insurance premiums, clerk’s recording fees.

[   ] Photocopying, long distance telephone, postage, travel costs.

[   ] Other: ____________________________________________________________

[   ] Estimate for costs and expenses (not including attorney’s fees): _______________________

[   ] Expected to range between $_____ and $_____ .

[   ] Not expected to exceed $_____ .

[   ] No expenses expected.

                                                                                                            

NOTE: This is an estimate for your convenience; it is not a guarantee.

If the above properly sets forth our agreement, please sign below and keep one copy. Return the original together with your check in the amount of $_____ .

We will draw $_____ towards attorney fees and apply $_____ towards out-of-pocket expenses as outlined above.  If we do not receive the signed original of this agreement (you retain the copy), and your check within _____ days, we shall assume that you have obtained other counsel and shall mark our file “CLOSED” and do nothing further. Thank you.

 

Dated: ___________________         By: ______________________________________

                                                                                               Attorney at Law

 

The above is understood and agreed to by me.

 

Dated: ___________________         By: ______________________________________

                                                                                                   Client