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Find out if your lawyer’s retainer agreement with you is in your best interest or the lawyer’s

 

1. You authorize the firm to take any steps which, at the sole discretion of the firm, arc deemed necessary or appropriate to protect your interests in the matter.

2. We insist that you raise any objections within thirty (30) days after receipt of an invoice so any problem can be dealt with while the issue is still fresh in our minds. In the event you do not object to any entries in an invoice within thirty (30) days of receipt, the invoice is deemed accurate, all objections are waived, and you agree not to contest the amount due.

3. While we expect to be paid the fees due us in a timely fashion, if you do not have funds readily available to pay for our services as they accrue, as an accommodation, and in our sole discretion, we may agree to accept a form of security in lieu of immediate payment. This security may be in the form of a confession of judgment, promissory or mortgage upon specified property. In any of these events, a lien will attach to your property.

4. Our right to terminate. We have the right to withdraw our representation if any Firm invoice remains unpaid beyond 30 days;

5. Attorney’s fees for collection of unpaid invoices. The Firm is entitled to recover from you reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by the Firm to collect all or a portion of money owed by you to the Finn resulting from our representation of you und_er this Retainer Agreement.