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Attorney Fee Disputes

Attorney fee dispute? Lawyers have a professional liability to their clients. If they abuse the client's rights, then a judge may find them guilty and charge them with legal malpractice. Lawyers took an oath to provide a standard of ethics. Unfortunately, some lawyers are not so ethical and find loopholes to benefit financially from their clients through charges and fees. When this is the case, an attorney fee dispute usually occurs.

Are you or someone you know currently in the middle of an attorney fee dispute? Contact our ethical legal malpractice lawyers for an honest case review and further legal advice.

An attorney fee dispute may arise from any of the following:

• Charging for unaccomplished work
• Hour padding
• Performing unnecessary work
• Double billing
• Charging multiple times for the same thing
• Overcharging for paperwork, faxes and phone calls
• Not maximizing attorney fees

It’s a nice idea that lawyers are here for the good of the people, but realize law is a business. Sometimes, a law firm's obsession with profits causes them to cross the line and cause an attorney fee dispute.  Get honest help with an ethical lawyer and take legal malpractice action against the non reputable lawyer that abused their privileges.

Fortunately, lawyers that take on these attorney fee disputes have the law and the interest of the people at heart and believe in the system. Legal action will not only possibly compensate for the overages and mental anguish, but may disbar the abusive attorney for violating their oath to hold up the law. 

Before hiring a lawyer, it is a good idea is to have a fee agreement in writing to avoid an attorney fee dispute. This agreement should state all types of charges and pricing with an estimated general cost. Also, verbal agreements cannot be proven and are never a good idea. If an attorney suggests a no written fee agreement, you should question their intent and ask why.

Are you or someone you know currently in the middle of an attorney fee dispute? Contact our ethical legal malpractice lawyers for an honest case review and further legal advice.