FEES
FEES
First
Consultation:
Paul
McKeever generally charges a fee of $200.00 plus
GST for his first consultation with you. Usually,
the purpose of the first consultation will be to collect
information
about your case, and to provide you with an opinion based
upon the information you provide. Normally, the opinion
will include a discussion of the sorts of responses you
can make (e.g., negotiated settlement, litigation), the
likelihood of success and the challenges (if any) facing
your case, the range of compensation that you reasonably
can expect to receive
if successful, and an estimated range of legal costs
associated with each possible course of action.
Subsequent
Work - Hourly Rate or Contingency Fee
If,
at or after the initial consultation, Paul McKeever has
agreed to be retained by you, he will then discuss with you
his available options regarding fees. Paul
McKeever
usually
offers to be retained at the rate of $200 per hour
plus GST for work done beyond the initial consultation.
However,
in some cases, Paul McKeever offers clients the option of
retaining
him on
the basis of a contingency fee.
In a contingency
fee arrangement, Paul McKeever's fee is based upon a percentage
of the amount payable by the opponent.
Most
lawyers will require a person to provide an "initial
retainer amount" before the lawyer will agree to be
retained by the person (i.e., before he/she will agree
to take on the duties
of being the person's lawyer). The initial retainer amount
is an amount which the lawyer puts into his trust account
and holds in trust for the client typically until the client
is
billed for fees or disbursements. "Fees" are
the amounts paid to a lawyer for his/her service. "Disbursements" are
out-of-pocket expenses typically incurred by the
lawyer for the client's benefit (e.g., fees imposed
by the government
for the filing of documents, the cost of photocopies,
long-distance calls, postage et cetera). Paul
McKeever determines the required initial retainer amounts
on a case by case basis.
This
page last updated on May 11, 2009
Paul
McKeever, B.Sc.(Hons), M.A., LL.B.
Employment Lawyer
106 Stevenson Road South
Oshawa, Ontario
CANADA L1J 5M1
Telephone:
905-721-9772
Toll Free: 1-877-738-8531
FAX: 905-571-7706
*e-mail: pmckeever@mckeever.com
*IMPORTANT
NOTE: Paul McKeever receives hundreds of e-mails every day.
Please use a descriptive Subject line on your message: given the current
spamming crisis, messages with the subject "Hi", "[blank]",
etc. will be
deleted without being viewed. If you would like to obtain legal advice from
Paul McKeever, you are strongly advised to contact him via telephone.
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