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PRINCIPLE RATES
The basic rate is $150.00 per hour, plus expenses.
If requested by the client, expedited work is at $175.00 per hour, plus expenses.
Hours are billed as follows:
Actual hours applied to the case.
Portal to portal if travel is involved.
Overnight trips are by hours worked per day.
A $2500 retainer is requested when deemed necessary by Trans-Tech Services.
File analysis is billed according to file size or at a minimum rate of $500
COURT APPEARANCES
Court appearances are billed at normal rate for eight hours due to scheduling necessity. Travel and standby time is billed with common sense guidelines…hours worked in trial preparation, etc.
DEPOSITIONS
This is the most difficult area for my practice to get everybody involved to agree upon. The following explains my firm position on this touchy subject.
Normal rate is $250.00 per hour. Starting after 3 p.m….$300.00 per hour.
Deposition travel time is portal to portal, normal rate.
Maximum sitting time at a deposition is 4 hours. If additional time is needed, it must be rescheduled.
Minimum billing time for a deposition is 3 hours.
Under normal conditions, the retaining counsel is responsible for travel time. Opposing counsel is responsible for deposition time. We strongly suggest that both sides agree in advance to simplify matters.
Reading and signing of the deposition is billed to the counsel making the request to do so.
Payment for deposition time is to be made in advance, or at the time of sitting (No Exceptions).
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