InternetLitigators Retainer Polices

Membership Fee Agreement                                                              InternetLitigators exclusive membership Fee Agreement allows members to obtain the legal advice and documents that they need without the need to deposit a hefty retainer fee. Every InternetLitigators member receives five hours of attorney time with each membership or renewal. Members then can purchase additional hours as they may require at a discounted member rate. All purchased hours are good for one year from the date of purchase. The member agreement and application are located here.

Hourly Fee Agreements
This is one of the most common arrangements we have with our clients. You pay for the time we spend working on your file only. The hourly rate is negotiable and depends upon the complexity of the assignment and the extent of our involvement. Generally, we require a retainer fee to be deposited into our State Bar Client Trust Account for your benefit and it remains there until earned and credited to your account against the fees or costs that you may owe. The specifics about how the retainer fee is credited to your account are set forth in a document called the Retainer Agreement which we urge you to review carefully before signing and returning.

Contingency Fee Agreements
These agreements are quite rare for our firm however in the right circumstances we will consider taking a matter on a contingency fee arrangement. This is an arrangement where there is no fee paid by you per hour but instead your costs and a pre-set percentage of your recovery is taken out of the proceeds that we recover on your behalf. This works best in matters where there is a certain monetary recovery to be had, typically as the result of some kind of litigation or arbitration. In some litigation matters, it may still be to your benefit to consider an hourly arrangement if you believe that the other side will settle the matter early. You should consider the economics of the situation before entering into this type of agreement.

Period Retainer Agreements
Since our relationships with the majority of our clients last many years and have gone beyond any particular assignment orientation, many of our clients have opted to keep InternetLitigators on a monthly retainer program. This ensures our availability to you for the regular, common, ordinary questions or assignments that come up in the management of any business. Generally you are billed a standard fee each month. In return, you are given both a credit for a guaranteed number of hours that you will pay for during that month. In addition, you will typically receive a more favorable hourly fee. Depending upon the number of hours that you guarantee each month you may also receive a reduced hourly rate on any hour that you use over your guaranteed hours each month.

Creative Fee Agreements
Over the years we have also created fee agreements to meet a client's needs in many other respects. In general, it is our policy not to accept any ownership interest in a client. However, beyond that, we are always willing to consider or suggest other options that may be appropriate in any given situation. All of our fee agreements will be in writing and will clearly state the terms of our agreement. Fee agreements whether hourly, contingency or retainer are binding legal documents that should be read carefully and before signing. If you have any questions about any attorney fee agreement you should ask very specific questions until you are satisfied that you understand the answer and that that that answer is reflected in the writing that you are going to sign.