Retainer agreements are usually entered into between attorneys and clients in contingent fee cases. A contingent fee agreement is one where an attorney agrees to represent a client for a percentage share of any settlement or judgment, instead of, or in addition to, an hourly rate. Most state b...
Model Retainer Agreement for Legal Services Programs: Mandatory Attorney Fee Provisions, A23Kay v. Ehler, 499 US 432 (1991). For a criticism of the decision in Kay, see Charles Silver,Incoherence and Irrationality in the Law of Attorneys' Fees, 12 REv. OF LITIG. 301, 333-40(1993). 24...
Retainers:Real estate attorneys may require clients to pay aretainer feeupfront before commencing work on their case. The retainer is typically deposited into a trust account and serves as a prepayment for legal services. As the attorney performs work on behalf of the client, fees are deducted ...
After the salutation is the body of the letter, where the client should explain the reason he is writing and provide details about the facts of the case as well as a request for assistance at the end. He should make it clear what he wants from the lawyer; he may want the lawyer to ...
but I sure like when I get a client who is willing and able to just give me the full retainer for the work I am doing, or going to do, and I can just bill against that, as needed. Other lawyers on LawyerSmack have suggested that I am going to regret not following this rule more...