Entries tagged with “fixed-fee/”

Attorneys' Fees-Flat Fees or the Billable Hour- Which is Better?

Posted by Daniel Clement on September 27, 2007
Benjamin Stevens offers a thoughtful series of articles on why attorneys and clients benefit from fixed fees in a divorce action. Some of the benefits cited by Stevens are: •Clients know the total cost up front, which enables them to determine prior to retaining the attorney whether or not they can afford his/her services and to budget for the attorney's fees and costs. •Clients have another basis upon which to compare attorneys, both in the manner they charge for their services (fixed fee vs. hourly) as well as the amount charged ($X vs. $Y). •Clients never end up in fee... More
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