Costs vs Attorneys’ Fees

Costs are separate from the attorneys’ fees. Costs include anything from retaining experts, cost of file materials, legal research, hiring outside vendors such as copy services, presentation services, having visual aids drawn up, service of process, filing fees and a whole host of other costs that are not included with the attorneys’ fees. These costs are … Read more

Hiring an Attorney Part 6 – Why Some Attorneys Try Cases and Others Don’t

Another reason lawyers choose not to try cases, thus it dovetails with my previous reason, is that they are afraid.  Some lawyers are simply afraid to actually try cases.  Losing cost money and paralyzes them, but also standing up in front of a jury, giving a closing argument, takes a lot of fortitude and if … Read more

Hiring an Attorney Part 5 – Why Some Attorneys Try Cases and Others Don’t

So why do some lawyers choose to try cases and other don’t.  First of all, trying cases is a very time consuming process.  It takes not only a lot of the attorney’s time, but it takes a lot of staff time.  Generally the staff that a lawyer hires to handle the litigation side of their … Read more