That is a lot like asking "what is the average cost for a meal?" Too many variables -- cooked at home, or going out? McDonalds or a gourmet room on the Strip?
Much depends on the billable rate for the participants, and the required level of preparation given the importance of the issues and the level of confict. As a rule of thumb, I tell my clients to expect to be a couple to several thousand dollars poorer every time they have to see the inside of a courtroom, given filing motions, oppositions, and replies, preparation, waiting (sometimes for hours) to be called, actually litigating the motion, and then preparing (and sometimes fighting over) the resulting orders.
Perhaps it is time to discuss with your attorney not just tactical, but strategic goals and efforts as to the costs, risks, benefits, and possibilities in getting to "done" in your case.
Answered on Mar 19th, 2016 at 3:32 PM