It is common for a person seeking the services of alawyer(attorney) to pay a retainer ("retainer fee") to thelawyer, to see acasethrough to its conclusion. In addition to the retainer fee, anagreementbetween a client and anattorneymay provide for a "contingent fee". Retainer fee can be...
lawyers are sometimes under an independent ethical duty to reveal privileged information, such as illegal or fraudulent acts committed by clients in the course of the attorney client relationship, the intention of the client to commit a crime or when the lawyer is required to divulge the informatio...
For litigation clients who sign an engagement agreement with an evergreen retainer at Minc Law, we aim to return unused funds as soon as possible—either by mailing a check or through card payment. If the client wants to keep the matter open, we also give them the option to transfer the...
can retain outside counsel to do that, but it doesn't have to be outside counsel. It can be just another lawyer in the firm who looks at the file, looks at the retainer agreement and make sure in their opinion, it's an appropriate fit and doesn't need to be updat...
Thisformdoesnot,andisnotintendedbytheStateBarofMichigantoprovideorconstitutelegaladviceandtheSBMassumesnoliabilityinconnectionwiththisproduct.RETAINERAGREEMENT(Criminal-FixedFee-Hourly)[Client’sName&Address]Dear[client]:Thankyouforretaining[me/ourfirm]torepresentyou[otherindividual]regarding[describematter].The...