Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Understanding Attorney Fees

Consumers spend billions of dollars each year on legal fees. While some are satisfied customers who are getting competent legal help at reasonable prices, many others believe legal fees are way too high and would rather leave a legal problem unresolved than pay for services they cannot afford. As a legal consumer, your best defense against paying more than you should is to educate yourself about legal fees before signing on the dotted line.

To learn more about lawyer fees and tips on how you can lower your legal costs, download HALT’s new guide Understanding Attorney Fees (pdf)

Visit HALT at www.halt.org

or write to HALT for a free copy at:
HALT—An Organization of Americans for Legal Reform
1612 K St NW Suite 510
Washington, DC 20006
202-887-8255

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thank you for this information!

Anonymous said...

The one thing we all know and understand about attorney fees is they've got it made. They can charge several clients for the same time and get by with it.

Anonymous said...

What about judges who bully the public?

Anonymous said...

Oh, my, just the term attorney billing brings back the haunting memories of: countless sleepless nights, nightmares and unending night sweats.

Attorney billing is the nightmare that no one wants to commit to in their lifetime.

When the retainer is signed, this is "it", the beginning of the end of life as you have known it; the beginning of the unknown; it's like signing your death papers, it's like opening the cover to the big black hole, you know you have to jump in to have a chance at justice .... go ahead....jump....who would do this?

No sane person who valued their lives would jump into a big, dark hole not knowing what is waiting for them - would they?

Welcome to the world of attorney billing.