Estimate on what an attorney would charge to file like motions, continuances and objections to motions for court? Does an attorney normally charge per item filed in your case? About how much does an attorney charge to do this?
2007-05-25 09:49:56 · 11 answers · asked by bear 2 zealand © 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Fees vary pretty widely. Lawyers should be very up front about their fee structure before beginning to represent you.
Typically, there are a few kinds of fee structures, Hourly fees, Hourly fees with retainers, Contingency fees, and Flat fees.
Hourly fees can run between around $125-300 depending on the experience level of the lawyer or the firm he or she works for.
Retainers are large advance sums paid to a lawyer to guarantee his availability. When work is needed hourly fees are deducted from the retainer. Typical retainers are about $3000.
Contingency fees are payments from whatever a lawyer is able to recover for you in a lawsuit. Typical amounts are between 20-30%.
Flat fees are per item fees, and can vary depending on experience level and complexity of the project.
Sometimes lawyers will charge more for specialized work, such as actually conducting a trial (i.e., 20% contingency fee in settlement, 30% in jury verdict). Also keep in mind expenses such as attorney travel will also be added to your fees.
You can find local attorney listings by contacting your county or state bar association, which should have a website and hotline as well as looking at organizations like findlaw.
2007-05-25 10:08:35 · answer #1 · answered by regrubtaf 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Attorneys charges will vary based on location, with city lawyers charging more on an hourly basis than rural lawyers. Top rates may be in cities like New York, Philadelphia, Washington, and Miami, while small town lawyers in rural areas would bill at a fraction of what the city lawyers charge.
Everything at a city law firm is charged on an hourly basis. A senior partner may have an hourly billing rate of $200, a junior partner may have a rate of $150 to $175 per hour, and the time of a paralegal may be billed at anything ranging from $10 to $90 per hour. Note that in some firms they actually have paralegals who are law school graduates.
There used to be minimum fee schedules established by bar associations, but these were made illegal as an antitrust law violation in the early 1970's. You may be able to negotiate a special fee arrangement based on the amount of business you do with an attorney or law firm.
2007-05-25 11:31:46 · answer #2 · answered by Mark 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most attorneys charge an hourly rate for litigation. Hourly rates vary depending on locale, type of case, attorney experience, etc. These days in South Fla. typical commercial litigation fees run from $200-$300 an hour. Divorce is $300-$400 There are always some heavy hitters way above the average.
2007-05-25 09:57:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually, they charge by the hour. Also, they usually ask for several hundred or thousands of dollars up front, which is then used to offset billable hours as they work on your case. Many attorneys will let you come in, sit down and tell your story, then they can give you a better idea of the costs.
2007-05-25 09:54:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depends one fresh out of law school will probably charge 75 an hour and the more experienced they are the more they charge. A good attorney can upwards of 175-200 and hour.
2007-05-25 09:53:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a damn good lawyer and he charges $500.... but like I said hes one of the best in my state so a lawyer that was not as experinced and didnt have a history of winning all of his cases would be more like $100 an hour.
2007-05-25 10:06:28 · answer #6 · answered by S C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best way to get answers is to contact attorneys in your area. If you have specifics about what you want done the local bar association should be able to help.
Good luck.
2007-05-25 09:54:40 · answer #7 · answered by kearneyconsulting 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Attorney fee's vary from case to case, time it takes to file such documents.
2007-05-25 09:53:37 · answer #8 · answered by shyone 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Man walks into a lawyer's office and explains his entire case. Long discussion, lots of analysis.
Man says, "So what's your fee for this case?"
Lawyer leans back and contemplates for a minute, then says:
"$15,000 retainer, then $450 per month. I estimate this case will take about 3 years."
Man says, "Wow! That sounds like a car payment!"
Lawyer says .... nothing....
2007-05-25 10:00:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
a rough extimate is $ 200.00 per hour, unless you negotiate a flat fee.
They are not cheap and they usually want a retainer up front.
2007-05-25 09:53:30 · answer #10 · answered by Barry auh2o 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋