rate card for attorneys...what is it?
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Attorneys don't use a rate card. Each attorney is free to set his or her own rates.
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Chslaw is giving you good advice.  I could add that a Power of Attorney may be very general (to act for an invalid?) or very specific (to sell a car?) and can be open ended or void on a certain date.  Before you see an attorney, both parties should have a clear idea what the Power of Attorney is intended to do.  Also, most law offices will give you one free consultation to discuss the nature of your problem and will estimate their fee for you if they can help you.\n\nIt may help to understand that the term attorney stems from the word tournament from the days of jousting with lances from horseback.  A knight could joust on behalf of another noble, in their place.  An attorney jousts for you. Lawyer is an easier term being one who works the law as a sawyer still saws wood.  Good luck.
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hmmm...what did you do?\n\ni used to work for a criminal lawyer and handled all dealing with Legal Aid....\n\nIf you qualify for Legal Aid then it wont cost you a thing, but if you dont then you are looking at a lot of money for good representation...\n\nThe lawyer that I worked for charged about $200-$350 per hour depending on the type of case.  This doesnt include expenses such as photocopying, postage and other expenses that you are charged for....\n\nI suggest that you talk to the duty lawyer and see where you stand before court if you cant afford to hire a lawyer...
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The CAB are a good place to start if it's a straightforward dispute, but bear in mind that free advice is worth exactly that - nothing.  There are no cheap specialists in anything , especially employment law.  You get what you pay for. There are however, solictors who give good value.  They will not charge £200 ph and will agree all fees in advance and will check with you before incurring any fees and can agree fixed rates.  The truth is that in the event of a big dispute, having a solictors firm behind you gives you clout.  It may work out less expensive in the long run.
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It's usually called a representation agreement and it specifies what services the lawyer will perform for the fee being charged. If it is a retainer agreement, it will specify the hourly rate for each attorney or paralegal on the case and the charge for telephone calls or the minimum number of minutes that will be be billed regardless of the actual minutes used.\n\nSome states have specified what must be in these contracts, especially contingent fee agreements. Check your state's rules.
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I have no idea...I'd consult another attorney if you are not happy with the one you have.
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Call the Bar Association in Texas and the ethics committee or equivalent.  If you're looking to weed out a "bad" attorney, good luck.  They usually don't break ranks to tell about each other's pasts if they include problems.
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Investigate "Prepaid Legal Services" online. It isn't very expensive at all. I used it. The drawback is that the lawyers you speak with are interested in getting rid of your inquiry very expeditiously; they want to end the phone conversation, and you know it in every word out of their mouths.
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I'm an associate for Pre-Paid Legal. They are a company that has been around for 30 years, they are part of the BBB and the NYSE (New York Stock Exchange). What I do is talk to people who have a need for a lawyer, but can't afford one. There's no cold calling, like I said, it's people who have a need. The company itself offers you corporate leads who go to their website to find out more information or who need a consultant. They offer training and marketing materials, as well as a lot of other services. You have a choice of a montly check, weekly or daily direct deposits. If you want more information, send me an email agbisits@prepaidlegal.com. I can help you get started.
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I'd say at least 150 and hour for anyone halfway decent. I really like mine for everything he has been able to do for $250 hr. I'd certainly advise you to go to a firm rather than just a single lawyer in his own office. When problems arise in firms they can bounce things off of their partners who may have better experience with certain types of cases or incidents that can arise in certain cases.
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I used to work for a firm that had a complex computer system where notetaking and time recording took more time than actually doing the work.  Then I worked for a place that had flat fees, then if for some reason the client or the attorney got fired, it would be billed to the 10th of the hour.  That never happened.....\n\nI finally settled on a flat fee based on the time a case of the sort would normally take, taking into consideration the time periods for easiest and most difficult cases and averaging it out based on my expertise and experience and I come up with what I think is fair.  I raise prices when I think my skill is greater or the process becomes more time consuming.  Although the easy cases end up being a little expensive and the hard cases kinda cheap, it ends up balancing out.  If for some reason the work does not get completely done, I'll refund based on percentage of the case actually done.
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You are in a bind.  If, when, you let the attorney know that you have such a recording, then he or she will be less happy to represent you properly.  On the other hand, when the attorney demands more fees and payments, and you do not come through or balk at paying these, then the attorney can be less than stellar in representing your best interests.  Either way, it is difficult.  No matter, it is common practice that either you pay a flat fee or charges as they happen (like by the hour).  Either way, if the attorney has outside expenses, those are passed along to the client.  This would be true especially for a mediator.
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never heard of such a thing.many bar associations have a program for free or steeply discounted aid.call them.\n(county bar assn.)
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It means that if and when you recover, the attorney receives his fee from (usually a percentage, such as 1/3) of that, plus any costs the attorney has paid out on your behalf (such as copying, mailing, or filing fees).  Say you recover $10,000 from an auto accident.  The attorney will then receive $3,333, plus costs and you get $6,667, minus costs.\n\nNormally, if you dont recover, then the attorney will get nothing as well, other than costs from you (sometimes they ask for costs, sometimes they dont).\n\nThis would be instead of just charging a flat fee for representation.  For example, charging you $200/hour.
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Your "question" is both incoherent and contains mainly opinions stated as fact.\n\nLet's start by pointing out that it is standard practice for an attorney to be a notary. Before you call somebody unethical you damn well better have a factual basis for doing so. You have nothing.\n\nI notice you make much of your mother having the quitclaim deed singed "for her own personal gain." I take it your regard people who do things for personal gain as scum. Well then kid just what the hell are you doing this for? For YOUR personal gain? Guess what that makes you?
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Possibly a card shop. They told me my values for free, and will usually do it unless they don't know.
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If you had such a "good case" it wouldn't have cost you 5,000 in just "letters" already.\n\nMy office sees many clients who claim to have a "good case" when in fact they have no case, a very hard to prove case, or a case that just simply isn't worth more than the cost of pursuing it.\n\nBelieve me, if something truly is a "good case" we would have a contingency retainer in front of you so fast your head would spin. The fact that no one has done this so far should be a reality check on just how "good" your case truly is.\n\nDo not confuse the merit of a case with it being a "good" case.  They are two entirely different things.  You may truly have been wronged ... but that in and of itself does not make it a "good" case.\n\nHave you truly paid attention to what the lawyer(s) have been telling you?  Or are you letting your emotions fuel this instead of your head?