Starting at $50,000.00* – Complex litigation involves unique or many issues of law or facts, multiple parties, or multiple legal causes of actions. A lawyer litigation retainer is a sum of money paid as advanced fees by a client for the services of a lawyer. The retainer may be deposited and will be held in the client trust account to be used to pay for the lawyer’s services as they are rendered. The final amount of the retainer will depend on the complexity and the time required for the case. The lawyer’s hourly rate for litigation services will depend on the complexity of the matter. The client will be required to replenish the retainer as funds are depleted. *Starting amount to be determined based on client’s needs and the anticipated workload, necessary legal entanglement, and/or litigation settlement negotiations **Client costs and expenses are not included ***Litigation retainers are considered “evergreen” replenishable retainers
