FLAT FEES:
- Basic Wills: Single, $200; couple, $300
- Wills with basic college trust for children: Single, $350; couple, $500
- Basic Revocable Living Trusts: $1,500
- General, durable powers of attorney: $200
- Living Wills and Medical powers of attorney: $25 (includes both)
RETAINERS
Our minimum retainer is $1,500. Whether the retainer is phrased as refundable or non-refundable, you are entitled to a refund
of any unearned part of the retainer at the end of the case.
ABOUT FEES:
Our fees may be charged as flat fees or hourly fees. A flat fee means that you will pay no more and
no less than an amount upon which we agree. Flat fees are typically charged for wills, trusts, and powers of attorney.
Hourly fees, which are charged against retainers, are used in those cases where the time spent varies widely from case
to case. Hourly fees are typically charged for probates, guardianships and conservatorships, long term care planning, and
litigation.
We charge a lower hourly rate for paralegal time than for attorney time. We use the paralegal, always under the attorney's
supervision, to keep the overall fees down whenever possible.
ADVANCE FEES
Although we normally require that fees be paid in advance, we can make exceptions in some cases. In probate cases, once the
estate is open, our fees are normally paid from the estate. If you are not able to advance a retainer and wait to be reimbursed
once the estate is open, we may consider waiting for our fees until they can be paid out of the estate. The same may apply
for some conservatorships (financial guardianships).
YOUR QUESTIONS
We welcome inquiries about fees. In the initial consultation, we will try to let you know what fees to expect, but it is
often impossible to estimate fees without going over the matter in some detail.
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