FEES & BILLING

At Moorman, Tate, Moorman, Urquhart & Haley L.L.P., we efficiently provide quality legal services at costs which are reasonable for the Washington County area. Our fees are based on the complexity of the tasks performed, the results achieved, and the time involved, as well as the experience and skill of the individuals performing the service. Some work is done on an hourly basis. For other matters, a flat fee is appropriate, and some cases, such as personal injury litigation, are handled on a contingent fee basis. For cases handled on a contingent fee basis, there is no fee if there is no recovery. Court costs, litigation expenses and medical bills are paid from your share of the recovery. If there is no recovery, you will not be responsible for any court costs or litigation expenses, except for unpaid medical bills.

Legal services and work for which charges are made include court appearances, telephone and office conferences, legal research, document drafting, correspondence, depositions, gathering and reviewing evidence, and travel to and from conferences and court appearances.

Hourly rates do not include such items as travel expenses incurred on behalf of the client, photocopying, long distance telephone calls, postage, fax, and other miscellaneous charges. These expenses will be itemized for you and billed monthly in most cases.

When you retain our firm, we will discuss your legal issues, the legal remedies available, and the work which we believe will be required to resolve it. We will discuss the fee arrangement and manner of payment with you. In most cases we will ask you to enter into an attorney employment contract which will more specifically set out the fee structure and billing method to be used with respect to your specific situation.

The firm generally requires that the client deposit, in advance, a retainer fee which will be credited to the client's account and held as a security for payment of the firm’s last monthly billing statement. The firm may choose to apply the retainer fee to any past due monthly statement for costs and fees of the firm. In that case, the client may be asked to deposit an additional retainer fee with the firm each time the retainer fee previously deposited is exhausted, and to deposit a trial retainer fee prior to trial.