Fees
You know what this costs before we start.
Three fee structures, one written engagement letter, and no invoice that has ever surprised a client of this firm.
Ask what yours would costHow we charge
Three structures, and you choose before we start.
Whichever applies to your matter goes in the engagement letter with a scope beside it. Nothing is billed outside that letter.
Hourly
$395
per hour, from
For matters whose shape is genuinely unknown at the outset — investigations, complex disputes, anything adversarial.
Partner rate $595, associate rate $395
Itemised monthly, in plain English
A written estimate updated every quarter
Hard cap available on request
Fixed fee
$2,500
per matter, from
For work whose scope can be drawn: incorporations, contracts, wills and trusts, trade mark filings, lease reviews.
One price, agreed before work begins
Two rounds of revisions included
No hourly billing anywhere in the matter
Payable in two instalments
Contingency
No win, no fee
personal injury only
For personal injury and civil rights claims where the client should not have to fund the fight to have one.
33% of recovery before filing suit
40% if the matter is filed and litigated
Case costs advanced by the firm
Nothing owed if we do not recover
On every matter
What the fee always includes.
None of the following is a line item, an upcharge or a courtesy we might withdraw when a matter gets difficult.
The first consultation, whether or not you instruct us.
A named partner who answers their own phone.
Every document we draft for you, yours to keep.
A written position update at the end of each month.
An honest view on whether to keep going.
Referral to better-suited counsel where that is the answer.
Before you sign
The billing questions, answered up front.
Do you take a retainer?
On hourly matters, yes — normally $5,000, held in the client trust account and drawn against monthly invoices. Anything left when the matter closes is returned, without you having to ask.
What counts as a case cost?
Court fees, deposition transcripts, expert witnesses, process servers and travel. They are billed at what they cost us — there is no administrative markup on any of them.
What happens if the estimate is wrong?
You hear about it before the hours are worked, not on the invoice. Nothing beyond the written estimate is billed without a revised letter you have agreed to.
Can fees be paid in instalments?
Yes, on fixed-fee and most hourly matters. Ask in the first conversation — it is a normal request and it has never affected how a file is run.
Do you do pro bono work?
Every attorney here commits fifty hours a year to housing, immigration and civil rights matters. If cost is the obstacle, say so in the first conversation.
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