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LEGAL FEES AND MEDIATION FEES OF ATTORNEY & MEDIATOR

TERRELL WILLIAM "TERRY" PROCTOR, J.D.

ATTORNEY'S FEES--METHODS OF LEGAL FEE CHARGES

A number of things go into the fees charged by attorneys on various type of legal work. These include:

• Time on the matter.
• Difficulty of the issues.
• Whether litigation is necessary or not.
• The present caseload and how the new matter will impact on other matters in the office.
• Whether one attorney will handle the matter if additional legal help will be needed.
• The type of work which the attorney will have to expend on the case (drawing papers vs. trial, etc.)
• How knowledgeable the attorney is with the subject matter and law (whether attorney will have to do research or is already familiar with the area of law.
• Whether client is a new client or has used the office before.
• The amount of time required for the attorney to set up the file and get up to speed on what is needed in this matter.
• Expertise of the attorney.
• Whether the case will be handled as an hourly fee case; a flat fee case; a contingency fee case; or a combination of two or more of these.
• Whether the client will be paying fees up front or fee collection is going to be problematical.

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