a question for lawyers:?

Question

As an attorney, if you call upon the services of a stenographer to record your minutes as you represent a client in, say, a ZBA hearing or the like, are you the attorney responsible for paying the stenographer or is your client responsible?
Part two of the question, if no arrangements are made otherwise, is it assumed that common payment practices are in place, i.e., payment due at time of delivery of transcript or within a reasonable time after receiving a bill for same, (say 30 - 45 days)

Answer 1

Generally, if the services are for the benefit of the client -- the client is ultimately responsible -- unless the attorney has agreed to pick up such costs out of whatever fee the attorney is getting.

In practice, since the attorney will likely need to work with that person again -- if the client refuses to pay, the attorney will -- just for good business relations.

And for part two -- yes, I'd assume a standard Net-30 terms unless other arrangements are made, or unless pay-at-time is considered standard in your area.