Sentences with phrase «fees against your clients»

Other law firms could, theoretically, use the knowledge that you charge flat fees against your clients when negotiating a resolution to a case.

Not exact matches

For $ 10 per month, blooom connects to a client's existing 401 (k) and optimizes the investment options against their goals and risk tolerance, all while looking to minimize the hidden fees found in many popular retirement investment products.

But if you're working with a client who may have cash flow issues, paying the credit card fee may be a good investment in protection against receiving a seriously late project payment.

Glenwood was also revealed in the recent complaint against former Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver as one of the clients of a tax certiorari firm that paid the Democratic lawmaker undicslosed fees.

While the FTC and state Attorneys General may not be lining up to bring CROA enforcement actions against bona fide nonprofit organizations, the plaintiff's bar likely will be, especially because the per - client penalties for CROA violations are so high, and because they can recover their legal fees if successful.

In one such instance we saw a client apply for a $ 1200 «loan» against a savings deposit of $ 1,000, net of the up - front fee of $ 200.

To help advisers clearly illustrate the value of their clients» plans, Ascensus routinely benchmarks its fees and disclosure practices against those of its peers.

This comprehensive survey evaluates your performance, fees, equipment, client education and marketing, and delivers a customized report that shows how you stack up against best practices and what to do next to succeed.

All additional costs, including but not limited to, travel redemption fees, or expediting shipping are the responsibility of the client and must be charged on an RBC Bank credit card or against available points within the Program.

In many states, a lawyer can assert an attorney's lien against a client's property that was the subject of the lawyer's representation, which can be an effective way to ensure collection of a lawyer's fee.

«Many of the contingent fee lawyers were foreign born; many were the children of foreign - born parents; almost all were from poor backgrounds; and all were representing clients bringing claims against the Canon - drafter» clients.»

Client then won a county bar fee arbitration and a later superior court bench trial against attorney, where attorney got no relief (and in fact an indication that client overpaid after prior judgment enforcement although client never cross-complaClient then won a county bar fee arbitration and a later superior court bench trial against attorney, where attorney got no relief (and in fact an indication that client overpaid after prior judgment enforcement although client never cross-complaclient overpaid after prior judgment enforcement although client never cross-complaclient never cross-complained).

Served as trial counsel for a major national manufacturer in a lengthy NLRB proceeding in which the client prevailed on bad faith bargaining, secondary boycott and threat of violence charges against the Teamsters Union, secured three separate federal court injunctions against the Union and won an unprecedented award of attorneys» fees and litigation costs [reported at 334 NLRB No. 137]

Another law firm obtained, by summary judgment, an order for payment of its legal fees in the amount of $ 182,569.63 and an order dismissing a former client's counterclaim alleging negligence against it (2017 ONSC 3391, under appeal).

The High Court has given guidance that will limit what clients can expect professionals to do for their fees, and could prevent some cases being brought against valuers if the property market crashes again.

A restraint order was made against their client's assets and the question arose as to whether or not the defendant was entitled to the # 5,000 on account of the fact that at the time the restraint order was made their fees were already in excess of that amount.

Your client might not be able to afford to pay you enough to go up against a large firm working for free and could potentially be on the hook for legal fees typically charged to large clients.

It awarded Davis Malm's clients over $ 220,000 in attorneys fees and costs incurred in defending themselves against the minority shareholders claims at trial.

Notable mandates: Represent the plaintiffs in a proposed class action against provincial law enforcement agencies regarding allegedly negligent use of breathalyzer machines; acts for hundreds of pre-sale contract holders with various condominium developments who are disputing their requirement to close under consumer protection laws; defended a law firm in a four - week hearing over enforcement of a significant contingency fee agreement; acted for a number of clients in online defamation cases

Hannah Riordan, associate at law firm Clarion, says: «Sitting at the County Court at Liverpool, HHJ Wood ruled that DJ Jenkinson was wrong to construe the «Jenkins exception'to the rule against CFA assignment, so narrowly as to only apply where a client loyally follows an individual fee earner from one firm to another.

A lawyer who sued her former client for $ 3,937.50 for unpaid legal fees has had $ 7,000 in costs awarded against her, and the matter has yet to reach trial.

Member attorneys need to pay a monthly fee and be able to respond quickly to potential clients, as they may be racing against the response time of a different LegalMatch attorney.

No firms gain more by dragging out litigation than the big firms because they have the clients with the tens and hundreds of millions of dollars of capitalization who can afford, with the help of the taxpayer, to pay the astronomical fees they charge for as long as it takes to take on similar corporations similarly represented, or to squash the little guy (which is why FCT has McCarthy's on retainer and Stewart has Borden's on retainer — the given real estate file / title insurance claim is small potatoes but the title insurers make it dead obvious that if you sue them, you will up against a Big Firm.

Our team has successfully advised and represented clients against fraud offences including boiler room fraud, tax and VAT fraud, commodities and currency fraud, advance fee fraud and insurance fraud.

Second, if you're litigating a governance or ownership dispute between putative co-owners of a realty holding entity, it's usually not a good idea to file a lis pendens against the real property unless you (or your client) are prepared to pay the other side's legal fees to secure its cancellation.

Pinsent Masons LLP is representing Hamad M. Aldrees & Partners in a multimillion - pound dispute filed against Rotex Europe, which allegedly supplied deficient mineral separating units and has filed a counterclaim against the client for unpaid fees.

Obtained client's dismissal without payment, through negotiations before any appearance in litigation, of fraudulent transfer claims brought in Bankruptcy Court against a foreign media design company, avoiding potentially substantial fees and costs.

While I'm less worried about being found in contempt for arguing with a judge than I used to be (the 2003 addition of «civility» to the oath attorneys and judges are required to take has changed judges» behavior more than it has attorneys» because some judges were perpetually officious prior to this civility requirement), I still don't want to risk a judge ruling against my client's position or failing to award my client fees because that judge feels I treated him or her rudely.

Given the uncertainty of dispute resolution, flat rate pricing may be appealing for your small dispute clients and help you avoid uncomfortable surprises if their legal fees run up too high against the amount in controversy.

«Costs / Section 998: $ 31,955.68 Costs Award, Many Predicated On Successful CCP 998 Offer, Affirmed On Appeal Main Liens For Attorney Fee / Quantum Meruit: Discharged Attorneys In Class Action Not Entitled To Pursue Conversion Or Common Counts Against Successor Attorneys Without First Proving Entitlement To Attorneys Lien Against Client»

As a result of the resolution of the litigations, we successfully represented the national insurer in a contribution action against eleven other national insurers in which we recovered all of the fees and costs expended by our client in the underlying real estate disputes, exceeding $ 11 million

He has defended more than a dozen companies in unclaimed property litigation against multiple states and has represented numerous clients in audits conducted by contingent fee auditors.

a client on the SIAC arbitration against a Russian company for non-payment of certain fees under an agreement.

Counsel who wish to argue that a cost award against their client should consider the deductibility of legal fees by the recipient will bear the onus to set out for the judge what the impact of the deduction will be.

-- Law societies: Instigate proceedings for the unauthorized practice of law only in cases where harm is alleged by a client of a non-lawyer provider, and drop the prohibition against lawyers sharing fees with non-lawyers.

A written attorney fee agreement that specifies only hourly rates but is not ambiguous can not be modified by evidence that the parties agreed orally to cap the fees, the Texas Supreme Court held in a Houston lawyer's almost decade - old case against a former client.

In cases that are not capable of settlement, we also offer our clients MISHCON PROTECT ®, our unique package of products expertly designed to assist clients in obtaining funding for their own fees in a litigation matter and to provide protection against the client's risk of having to pay their opponent's costs and their own disbursements should their action be unsuccessful.

HYPO # 5: A client filed a grievance against me, and is claiming that my $ 15,000 flat fee to defend a small business owner against a lawsuit by a former employee was unreasonable when I managed to resolve the case with a letter and a couple of phone calls.

In 2010 she won a directed finding and dismissal of the charges against her client at trial before the ARDC Hearing Board, which involved allegations of approximately a half - million dollars in improper fees.

However, attorney then filed a lawsuit against client to recover fees because the $ 40,125 was set aside in a blocked client account.

Since the billable hour is dead, it will record the session for tracking against client records, enabling it to accurately forecast costs for the next fixed fee project.

Feb. 8, 2010)(dismissing disciplinary complaints against Connecticut lawyers for participating in ClearBankruptcy.com and TotalBankruptcy.com, noting that the websites did not endorse participating lawyers but bore disclaimers to the contrary and required potential clients to initiate contact by visiting the websites and voluntarily providing information); Arizona Op. 11 - 02 (lawyer may join an internet group advertisement listing no more than one lawyer for each zip code if program does not imply endorsement, if it is labelled as advertising, and if lawyer has paid for exclusive zip code listing); District of Columbia Op. 302 (lawyers may pursue legal work through paying a fee to access web page where potential clients post requests for bids on legal work); Nassau County (N.Y.) Ethics Op. 01 - 4, 17 Law.

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The husband's litigation attorney disliked that so much he flied a preemptive lawsuit against his own client for alleged unpaid fees.