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Ser­vices & Fees

What fol­lows is a gen­eral dis­cus­sion of the three main types of fees charged by most law firms including the Ziff Law Firm. But before even get­ting to that dis­cus­sion, we want to make ONE IMPORTANT POINT– If you have ANY ques­tions or con­cerns regarding the fees or expenses on your case, PLEASE ask the attorney rep­re­senting you for an expla­na­tion. Please do NOT be embar­rassed to dis­cuss fees as we want to make sure that all of our clients fully under­stand the fees being charged. We truly believe that the reason we have had so few fee issues over the many years we have rep­re­sented thou­sands of clients, is because we encourage clear com­mu­ni­ca­tion about the fees from the very begin­ning of our rep­re­sen­ta­tion of you. So, please, don’t hes­i­tate to ask should you have any questions.

THERE ARE THREE MAIN TYPES OF FEES CHARGED BY MOST LAW FIRM (1) CONTINGENT FEES

(2) HOURLY FEES

(3) FLAT FEES

CONTINGENT FEES

This is a fee that is based upon a per­centage (usu­ally 1/3^rd or 33%) of the amount recov­ered in the case. Con­tin­gent fees are usu­ally used in per­sonal injury and mal­prac­tice cases. More spe­cific infor­ma­tion regarding fees and dis­burse­ments on par­tic­ular kinds of con­tin­gency cases can be found on our Fre­quently Asked Ques­tions and Con­tin­gency Fee pages.

HOURLY FEES

This is a fee that is based upon a flat hourly rate charged by the attorney who is rep­re­senting you. Under this arrange­ment, the more hours the attorney works on your case, the more it costs. Your attorney will explain his/her hourly rate as well as the rates of any other staff that might work on your case. Case dis­burse­ments are charged in addi­tion to the hourly fee.

FLAT FEES

This is a fee that is deter­mined at the begin­ning of the case and the attorney agrees to handle your legal matter for that flat fee. Case dis­burse­ments are charged in addi­tion to the flat fee.

Please appre­ciate that this is a VERY basic expla­na­tion of the var­ious fee types and that often fees may depart from these basic types. The key is for you to dis­cuss the fee in your case and make absolutely cer­tain you have no con­fu­sion about the fee arrange­ments. Like many things in life, com­mu­ni­ca­tion is the key to good relations.….

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