Make sure you do your research before you enter into a non-standard fee agreement. You want to make sure that you are not doing anything illegal. Here are a few examples of fee agreements you don’t want to be involved with:
Friday, July 3, 2009
Dirty Sexy Money: Ways You Shouldn’t (Or Can’t) Pay a Lawyer
This is one of a series of posts describing different fee arrangements offered by attorneys.
Make sure you do your research before you enter into a non-standard fee agreement. You want to make sure that you are not doing anything illegal. Here are a few examples of fee agreements you don’t want to be involved with:
Most state bars prohibit attorneys from collecting unreasonably large fees. It is generally understood that you cannot charge a contingent fee in a criminal case ($15,000 if I win, etc.). You cannot pay with sex for money. You cannot pay by agreeing to do something illegal.
Make sure you do your research before you enter into a non-standard fee agreement. You want to make sure that you are not doing anything illegal. Here are a few examples of fee agreements you don’t want to be involved with:
