A WORD ABOUT OUR FEES
We often receive telephone calls or emails asking, "how much do you charge for. . ." and naming one offense or another. Our answer: It depends.
Many lawyers who advertise their prices will charge a fee for each court appearance. While the advertised price (the per-appearance rate) may seem like a bargain, it quickly adds up to serious money, especially if you intend to put up any fight against the government. We don't believe in this "bait and switch." We won't advertise our fees, and we won't usually give a price quote, except in person.
Every case is different. Whether we will take your case, and how much we will charge, depend on the particular facts of the case as well as our feel for it and for you. We prefer to make an appointment with you and discuss the case face-to-face before we start talking about money.
If you are out of state and would like to discuss your case, we can arrange to meet with you either in our office or at your location.
Here, though, is some information that you might find useful. Generally (we make room for exceptions in exceptional situations):
- We do not charge "split fees," in which there is one fee for a plea and another fee for a trial. Why not?
- Our fees are earned when we are paid. There are no refunds if you decide later not to use us.
- When we set fees, we take into account the possibility of settlement. If we think the case will probably settle, our fee will be less than if we think it will probably go to trial. Because of this, there are no unexpected fees for our services, and no refunds of fees on settlement.
- We will make payment plans in limited circumstances.
- Our fees include basic in-house investigation. Outside investigative services, as well as expert witness fees and other extraordinary expenses, are extra.
- We have a low-volume practice, so we are not cheap lawyers. Our rates are fair, and we believe that you will be very pleased with the work we do on your case and the value you get from us.
- We accept various methods of payment.