Billing Philosophy
- Put yourself in your client's shoes and look at the experience of hiring an attorney from their point of view.
- Help your client resolve their legal matter in a timely and affordable manner.
- Invest in technology that will lead to a faster onboarding process and more efficient delivery of services.
Core Beliefs
* Hourly billing puts all the "fee risk" on the client.
* Risk-Shifting Fixed/Flat Fees and Monthly Retainers:
- Ensure you can confidently budget legal fees;
- Eliminates hourly billing "surprises" for you; and
- Incentivizes us to to get better in the delivery of legal services for you.
1. FIXED/FLAT FEES
Fixed, Flat fees involve a specific, quoted, flat fee for a specific scope of work for a specific project (no hourly billing). If we misjuge the amout of time to complete the scope of work, you don't pay more. If we complete the project very efficiently, we are rewarded.
- No more overhead for law firm bookkeepers to be passed on to clients for time tracking, creating, and reviewing work-in-aprogress reports.
- No more requirement for clients to pore over a sizable invoice that's difficult to understand.
2. MONTHLY RETAINERS
Specific fees are charged monthly for a specific type or subject matter of work. Fees are reviewed periodically and may be adjusted up or down depending on fluctuations regarding the nature of the work.