Ms. Questel would be responsible for the balance of the prior award and
other counsel fees accrued.
Not exact matches
The study claimed that funds for oversight action by
other departments within the district were not paid for through the oversight
fees collected from charter schools, but the district response showed that nearly $ 1.4 million from the Charter Schools Division budget is allocated to the Office of the General
Counsel, Data and Accountability, Accounting and Attendance and Enrollment for those departments» costs.
If the
fees aren't modest, you may have mistakenly contacted a for - profit credit
counseling agency, debt - settlement firm or some
other company hoping to profit from your misfortune.
These often complex products have many
other pros and cons, so look closely before buying anything and if in doubt seek professional
counsel from a
fee - only planner or
other unbiased professional.
The credit
counseling agency might be able to convince the lender to reduce their interest rates, get late
fees and
other penalties reduced, and thus make it possible for you to solve the problem in a 3 - to - 5 year time frame.
Many of these organizations are nonprofit and may offer
counseling sessions free of charge, while
others charge
fees.
Some consumer debt
counseling agencies offer free debt consolidation services but
others charge certain
fees.
«College students need to be careful about application, activation and
other fees associated with secured cards,» says Gail Cunningham, spokeswoman for the National Foundation for Credit
Counseling.
It also offers an affordable
fee structure and a wide range of services that
other companies do not — including credit
counseling and the ability to do DIY debt management with helpful online tools.
(1) A credit services organization, its salespersons, agents, and representatives, and independent contractors who sell or attempt to sell the services of a credit services organization may not do any of the following: (a) conduct any business regulated by this chapter without first: (i) securing a certificate of registration from the division; and (ii) unless exempted under Section 13 -21-4, posting a bond, letter of credit, or certificate of deposit with the division in the amount of $ 100,000; (b) make a false statement, or fail to state a material fact, in connection with an application for registration with the division; (c) charge or receive any money or
other valuable consideration prior to full and complete performance of the services the credit services organization has agreed to perform for the buyer; (d) dispute or challenge, or assist a person in disputing or challenging an entry in a credit report prepared by a consumer reporting agency without a factual basis for believing and obtaining a written statement for each entry from the person stating that that person believes that the entry contains a material error or omission, outdated information, inaccurate information, or unverifiable information; (e) charge or receive any money or
other valuable consideration solely for referral of the buyer to a retail seller who will or may extend credit to the buyer, if the credit that is or will be extended to the buyer is upon substantially the same terms as those available to the general public; (f) make, or
counsel or advise any buyer to make, any statement that is untrue or misleading and that is known, or that by the exercise of reasonable care should be known, to be untrue or misleading, to a credit reporting agency or to any person who has extended credit to a buyer or to whom a buyer is applying for an extension of credit, with respect to a buyer's creditworthiness, credit standing, or credit capacity; (g) make or use any untrue or misleading representations in the offer or sale of the services of a credit services organization or engage, directly or indirectly, in any act, practice, or course of business that operates or would operate as fraud or deception upon any person in connection with the offer or sale of the services of a credit services organization; and (h) transact any business as a credit services organization, as defined in Section 13 -21-2, without first having registered with the division by paying an annual
fee set pursuant to Section 63J -1-504 and filing proof that it has obtained a bond or letter of credit as required by Subsection (2).
The costs to consumers was for
fees and expenses related to an attorney, the trustee, filing, credit
counseling and debtor education, and
other professional
fees.
Additionally there are
other consumer credit
counseling agencies which charge
fees for the same services.
And that kind of raises the question, Ted, that wouldn't it be better then to just go to one of these
other options where there are no
fees, there are no costs, something like credit
counselling or one of these debt consultants or something.
In fact, some credit
counseling organizations charge high
fees, which they made hide;
others might urge their clients to make «voluntary» contributions that can cause more debt.
We are also funded by client
fees and creditor contributions from non-bankruptcy-related debt management plans, and through grants related to our housing
counseling or
other charitable and educational efforts in the community.
Under the terms of the Advisory Agreement, each Fund is responsible for the payment of the following expenses among
others: (a) the
fees payable to the Adviser, (b) the
fees and expenses of Trustees who are not affiliated persons of the Adviser or Distributor (as defined under the section entitled («The Distributor»)(c) the
fees and certain expenses of the Custodian (as defined under the section entitled «Custodian») and Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent (as defined under the section entitled «Transfer Agent»), including the cost of maintaining certain required records of the Fund and of pricing the Fund's shares, (d) the charges and expenses of legal
counsel and independent accountants for the Fund, (e) brokerage commissions and any issue or transfer taxes chargeable to the Fund in connection with its securities transactions, (f) all taxes and corporate
fees payable by the Fund to governmental agencies, (g) the
fees of any trade association of which the Fund may be a member, (h) the cost of fidelity and liability insurance, (i) the
fees and expenses involved in registering and maintaining registration of the Fund and of shares with the SEC, qualifying its shares under state securities laws, including the preparation and printing of the Fund's registration statements and prospectuses for such purposes, (j) all expenses of shareholders and Trustees» meetings (including travel expenses of trustees and officers of the Trust who are not directors,
Debt
Counseling companies currently help over 1 million people to consolidate their unsecured credit card loans, bills, and
other unsecured credit card debts into one easy payment, while saving thousands of dollars in unnecessary interest & credit
fees.
In addition to investment advisory
fees, each Fund pays
other expenses including costs incurred in connection with the maintenance of securities law registration, printing and mailing prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information to shareholders, certain financial accounting services, taxes or governmental
fees, custodial, transfer and shareholder servicing agent costs, expenses of outside
counsel and independent accountants, preparation of shareholder reports and expenses of trustee and shareholders meetings.
Article VIII of Registrant's Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust (Exhibit (a) hereto, which is incorporated by reference) provides in effect that Registrant will indemnify its officers and trustees against all liabilities and expenses, including but not limited to amounts paid in satisfaction of judgments, in compromise, or as fines and penalties, and
counsel fees reasonably incurred by any such officer or trustee in connection with the defense or disposition of any action, suit, or
other proceeding.
Other shelters are ready to sell the animal to anyone who will pay the
fee, with little to no attempt to
counsel, guide or support that adoption.
They do more, too, like relieving in - house
counsel of the burden of acting as
fee cop and catching the billing «errors» or
other problems that crop up in bills and always seem to work in favor of their firm.
At Holland & Knight, Trisha advises lawyers, law firms, and in - house legal
counsel on a wide variety of legal ethics and professional responsibility issues, including matters pertaining to confidentiality, conflicts, privilege,
fee disputes, lawyer mobility issues, and
others.
Further, «[b] oth parties agree [d] to waive their respective rights to attorney's
fees, witness
fees,
counsel fees or
other fees normally incident to the prosecution of actions for divorce or legal separation.»
(i) intended activities: eg, disclosure (if appropriate, showing comparative electronic and paper methodology), preparation of witness statements, obtaining experts» reports, mediation or any
other steps which are deemed appropriate to the particular case; (ii) identifiable contingencies, eg, specific disclosure application or resisting applications made or threatened by an opponent; and (iii) disbursements, in particular court
fees,
counsel's
fees and any mediator or expert
fees.»
A Virginia lawyer who ran afoul of discovery requirements in a major wrongful - death trial by allegedly encouraging a client to clean up his Facebook account has paid his $ 544,000 share of a $ 722,000 legal
fee award to opposing
counsel and seen an $ 8.5 million award to his client and
other plaintiffs in the case upheld by the state supreme court.
At the InsideCounsel SuperConference, Ted Olson, former Solicitor General and partner at Gibson Dunn, asked a panel of General
Counsel from Ford, Procter & Gamble, and Allstate Insurance what they look for in their outside lawyers (
other than lower
fees and alternative
fee arrangements).
While Berg, Poole and
other energy general
counsel say they are always seeking to keep down legal
fees, their No. 1 priority is hiring lawyers they know and trust to get the deal done.
Led by the Association of Corporate
Counsel's «ACC Value Challenge,» corporate America is increasingly demanding that their outside law firms abandon the entrenched, historic, «cost - plus,» «billable hour» economic pricing model in favor of «Alternative
Fee Arrangements» («AFAs») and other «value billing» approaches (e.g., non-hourly pricing arrangements such as «fixed fee,» «contingency,» or «hybrid» fee arrangement
Fee Arrangements» («AFAs») and
other «value billing» approaches (e.g., non-hourly pricing arrangements such as «fixed
fee,» «contingency,» or «hybrid» fee arrangement
fee,» «contingency,» or «hybrid»
fee arrangement
fee arrangements).
Except for the five lawyers on the committee who drew up the disbursement plan, even
other class
counsel do not know how the legal
fees were divvied up.
(d) Upon termination of representation, a lawyer shall take steps to the extent reasonably practicable to protect a client's interests, such as giving reasonable notice to the client, allowing time for employment of
other counsel, surrendering papers and property to which the client is entitled and refunding any advance payment of
fee or expense that has not been earned or incurred.
Business Development: Brokering various business dealings that further the diversification of Indian economies Developing and accessing commercial financial programs and services for tribal governments, including tax - exempt offerings and federally - guaranteed housing loans Serving as issuer or underwriter's
counsel in tribal bond issuances Ensuring tribal compliance with Bank Secrecy Act and
other federal financial regulatory requirements Handling federal and state income, excise, B&O, property and
other tax matters for tribes and tribal businesses Chartering tribal business enterprises under tribal, state and federal law Registering and protecting tribal trademarks and copyrights Negotiating franchise agreements for restaurants and retail stores on Indian reservations Custom - tailoring construction contracts for tribes and general contractors Helping secure federal SBA 8 (a) and
other contracting preferences for Indian - owned businesses Facilitating contractual relations between tribes and tribal casinos, and gaming vendors Building tribal workers» compensation and self - insurance programs Government Relations: Handling state and federal regulatory matters in the areas of tribal gaming, environmental and cultural resources, workers» compensation, taxation, health care and education Negotiating tribal - state gaming compacts and fuel and cigarette compacts, and inter-local land use and law enforcement agreements Advocacy before the Washington State Gambling Commission, Washington Indian Gaming Association and National Indian Gaming Commission Preparing tribal codes and regulations, including tribal court, commercial, gaming, taxation, energy development, environmental and cultural resources protection, labor & employment, and workers» compensation laws Developing employee handbooks, manuals and personnel policies Advocacy in areas of treaty rights, gaming, jurisdiction, taxation, environmental and cultural resource protection Brokering
fee - to - trust and related real estate and jurisdictional transactions Litigation & Appellate Services: Handling complex Indian law litigation, including commercial, labor & employment, tax, land use, treaty rights, natural and cultural resource matters Litigating tribal trust mismanagement claims against the United States, and evaluating tribal and individual property claims under the Indian Claims Limitation Act Defending tribes and tribal insureds from tort claims brought against them in tribal, state and federal courts, including defense tenders pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act Assisting tribal insureds in insurance coverage negotiations, and litigation Representing individual tribal members in tribal and state civil and criminal proceedings, including BIA prosecutions and Indian probate proceedings Assisting tribal governments with tribal, state and federal court appeals, including the preparation of amicus curiae briefs Our Indian law & gaming attorneys collaborate to publish the quarterly «Indian Legal Advisor ``, designed to provide Indian Country valuable information about legal and political developments affecting tribal rights.
It's important to know how much your legal department has spent or has reserved to spend on outside
counsel fees, litigation costs and
other expenses related to risk management.
ACC has published a 2010 «Value - Based
Fee Primer,» available for reading at http://www.acc.com/valuechallenge/index.cfm, that has some interesting fee rate statistics and alternative arrangements for retaining outside counsel other than traditional «by the hour» retentio
Fee Primer,» available for reading at http://www.acc.com/valuechallenge/index.cfm, that has some interesting
fee rate statistics and alternative arrangements for retaining outside counsel other than traditional «by the hour» retentio
fee rate statistics and alternative arrangements for retaining outside
counsel other than traditional «by the hour» retentions.
For an annual
fee of $ 95, in - house
counsel can purchase a full membership, which gives them access to the site, free attendance at live events, and
other members - only materials.
Claimants» delay in not moving for
fees pre-dismissal was reasonable because the
counsel involved did not want to delay
other unsecured creditors» wish that the case be dismissed so they could post haste sue debtor in state court for collection of debts owed.
I offer part time general
counsel services to growing companies as well as fixed
fee and
other alternative billing arrangements.
With more than 25 years of experience, Cliff regularly
counsels clients on the design and distribution of investment products including wrap -
fee programs and
other advisory products, mutual funds, bank collective investment funds and insurance products.
HCA: Cohen Milstein is co-lead
counsel in a class action lawsuit alleging that four Florida plaintiffs and
others like them were billed inflated and exorbitant
fees for emergency radiology services, in excess of the amount allowed by law, covered in part by their mandatory Florida Personal Injury Protection (PIP) insurance.
Fenwick (and
other law firms) are still available when you need outside
counsel, but when you have significant and growing day - to - day legal needs and want predictable
fees, that's a great time to contact us.
Similarly, under a statute which allowed for bylaws concerning «all or part of the costs of the disciplinary proceeding,» and although regulations provided for a licensee to pay «all or part of the costs of the disciplinary hearing, including (i) per day
fees for members of the Discipline Committee, (ii)
counsel fees, (iii) reporter
fees, (iv) facility charges, and
other charges associated with the hearing», a court found such award to be subject to the same reasonableness standard of review as is the rest of the substantive disciplinary decision.
In all criminal prosecutions, every person charged with crime has the right to be informed of the accusation and to confront the accusers and witnesses with
other testimony, and to have
counsel for defense, and not be compelled to give self - incriminating evidence, or to pay costs, jail
fees, or necessary witness
fees of the defense, unless found guilty.
Adopts Standing Order Requirement That Class
Counsel Disclose Third Party Litigation Funding In Class Actions Main
Fee Clause Interpretation, Homeowner Associations, Section 1717: Large
Fee Recovery To Prevailing Defendants In Common Interest Development Parking Space Dispute With
Other Homeowners Reversed»
You agree that we may divide
fees with
other attorneys for serving as local
counsel, or for referral
fees, or
other services performed.
The division of
fees with
other counsel is the Attorneys» sole responsibility and will not increase the
fees described above.
A commission - based planner is paid a
fee whenever a stock or
other investment is bought or sold, while an hourly or flat rate planner is paid his / her
fee for their
counsel.
LPCs in Alabama can expect to pay the following
counseling licensure
fees for their application, renewal, examination and
other licensure expenses:
Further, if the Court finds there was bad faith by a party, the Court may order that party to pay
counsel fees on behalf of the
other.
The placement
fee funds services to the birthmother, including clothing, food, transportation, options
counseling and support, as well as
other agency expenses.
You agree to indemnify and hold Redmond Christian
Counseling, its employees, and agents harmless from and against all liabilities, legal
fees, damages, losses, costs, and
other expenses in relations to any claims or actions brought against Redmond Christian
Counseling arising out of any breach by you of these Terms of Use or
other liabilities arising out of your use of the Website.
While
others charge
fees in excess of $ 300 per hour, we provide first - rate legal
counsel at the low rate of $ 175 per hour.