FEES & EXPENSES

Initial Consultation: For those who do not know if they require an attorney and are unsophisticated with the legal practice, I usually do not charge for my time in an interview of up to thirty minutes to listen to the potential client, evaluate the concern and advise whether I feel I can be of assistance. I will continue to observe this practice.

NORMAL FEES & EXPENSES

Because courts only respect legal bills of lawyers who punch the clock, most of my time, except in the contingent fee cases, is based upon an hourly charge. My hourly charges run from $170.00 to $260 per hour. I charge $170.00 per hour for office consultation time and $260 per hour for court room time, mediations, arbitrations, depositions, research and out of the office investigations, inspections and related maters. Time spent out of the King, Pierce, Snohomish and Thurston Counties in the State of Washington will be charged on a per-diem basis with a minimum per diem charge of eight hours. A minimum of four hours will be charged for any travel to Snohomish, Pierce and Thurston Counties. My fees include travel time. Hourly fees out of this four county area will be more. All expenses are extra, from copy costs at cost or $.10 which ever is more, $.30 for actual auto milage when I drive, any actual costs of travel, hotel rooms, long distance telephone calls and other typical office and business expenses.

COSTS OF INVESTIGATORS, EXPERTS, CONTRACT ATTORNEYS AND PARA-PROFESSIONALS:

Fees for the time of contact para-professionals, contract attorneys, expert witnesses, and investigators will be charged at costs plus 25% for my time in supervision and administration.

CONTINGENT FEE CASES:

From time to time I do take cases on a contingent fee basis, where there appears some likelihood of recovery from a defendant who can pay the possible recovery. The range of the contingency will be from 30% to 50% depending on the amount of the recovery and how difficult I perceive the case to be. These contingent fees do not normally cover legal fees for any appeal, whether taken by the client or the other parties to the action. These contingent fees do not cover the costs involved in pursuing these matters which always remain the responsibility of the client and I may call upon the client at any time to reimburse me for those costs or advance costs. Costs and Expenses, include, by way of example only, these items: (1) filing and process service fees; (2) expert witness fees; (3) court reporter and transcript fees; (4) any item required by law to be paid as court costs; (5) long distance telephone charges; (6) travel costs including meals and lodging, where such travel is reasonably required by the client's business; (7) on line research charges for such services as Lexus and WestLaw; fees for investigators and investigation costs; (9) and all other out of pocket expenses devoted directly to the client's cause.

I DO ACCEPT SOME CHARGES