Comments on: Legal Fees and Costs http://www.medicalmalpracticeadvisor.com/fees Information on Medical Malpractice Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:23:21 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Emerald http://www.medicalmalpracticeadvisor.com/fees/comment-page-1#comment-16 Emerald Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:59:38 +0000 http://medicalmalpracticeadvisor.com/?p=110#comment-16 Having a lawyer "on retainer" means that you regularly pay a small amount of money to ensure that a lawyer will always be available to you for any necessary legal service you might require. A retainer fee, on the other hand, is some money paid to the lawyer in advance, before any legal work is done. It is essentially a down payment which will eventually be applied to the total fee billed. Having a lawyer “on retainer” means that you regularly pay a small amount of money to ensure that a lawyer will always be available to you for any necessary legal service you might require.

A retainer fee, on the other hand, is some money paid to the lawyer in advance, before any legal work is done. It is essentially a down payment which will eventually be applied to the total fee billed.

]]> By: Lisa http://www.medicalmalpracticeadvisor.com/fees/comment-page-1#comment-14 Lisa Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:50:43 +0000 http://medicalmalpracticeadvisor.com/?p=110#comment-14 Hello, I was just wondering: what is the difference between having a lawyer "on retainer" and paying a retainer fee? Hello,

I was just wondering: what is the difference between having a lawyer “on retainer” and paying a retainer fee?

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