Law Practice
Nov. 23, 2018
Tips on fee estimates in unpredictable cases
Legal services tend to fall into three general categories when it comes to estimating fees: the “almost certainly” predictable, the moderately predictable, and the wildly uncertain.
Frederick Hertz
5464B College Ave
Oakland , California 69461-8
Phone: (510) 834-4114
Email: fred@frederickhertz.com
Frederick is an attorney and mediator based in Oakland. He has managed his practice for more than 25 years.
Imagine if every time you bring your car in for a repair or make an appointment with your doctor, you are told that the likely cost is "indeterminable." Granted, you aren't expecting a guaranteed estimate, but hearing that the fees are impossible to predict would not inspire confidence in the service provider. You can't be the first person to come in with a "check engine" light or a broken arm!
The same goes for consumers of legal se...
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