QUESTION
Is it reasonable to pay $3500 for a nonrefundable retainer and court costs to recoup $5500 in a civil suit for fraud? Hourly rate is $325.
Asked on Mar 30th, 2017 on Consumer Fraud - Florida
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The retainer fee is $2500. Filing fee, subpoena, lawsuit $650. Already paid $300 for research.
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Consumer Debt Collector Harassment & Abuse Attorney serving Tampa, FL
Partner at
Tischhauser Law Group
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Possibly - this is a huge financial issue in many lower value cases such as small claims types (yours is bordeline). SOMEONE will be taking the financial risk and making the time and money investment to address the issue regardless, whether its you or the lawyer. This is why many smaller value cases simply don't have en effective legal remedy due to the finances. At the same time, there are often fee recovery statutes or contract provisions that allow reimsursements and often these are matters of principle not money.
Answered on Apr 01st, 2017 at 10:22 AM
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