Law Practice
Dec. 14, 2018
Crafting a useful retainer letter
You don’t need to include every little detail, but you want to be able to point to the basic provisions and show that indeed, the client agreed to pay you the fees you are seeking to collect.
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.
Once you have completed your evaluation of the likely fees and discussed it with your client, it's time to send out the retainer letter. I used to dread this routine task, but I now realize that it's an essential part of the retention process and it's an opportunity for me to further refine my description of the work to be done. You should take the time to customize your standard letter for each client, and if your assistant prepares the letter, it's important that yo...
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