Is there any way of getting legal counsel without a huge retainer?
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Is there any way of getting legal counsel without a huge retainer?
Denver or Boulder Legal Aid depending on your circumstances.
Let me rephrase. I am willing to pay. I just don't have a few grand for a retainer.
The retainer is typically an insurance policy against nonpayment. Just about every lawyer will ask for a large one up front. If you go to a private attorney or small firm, they will have more freedom to make exceptions or a more palatable arrangement with you. Good luck with the case sparky.
I am increasingly persuaded that the earth belongs exclusively to the living and that one generation has no more right to bind another to it's laws and judgments than one independent nation has the right to command another.”
― Thomas Jefferson
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To everyone who feels like they are standing on Hadrian's wall as Rome crumbles behind them. - John Ringo
Its my practice to negotiate a retainer to cover my expenses, court costs and a good bulk of the time I expect to bill. If you are an established client, the retainer goes down. If you don't look like a good payer, look flaky or if you just look like a pain in the backside, the retainer goes up.
Family law attorneys often find people uninterested in paying their bill after the case is over. Nobody comes out of divorce / child custody cases happy, and unhappy people are slow pay.
If you want to convince an attorney to take your case with a smaller retainer, convince him that you are a reliable payer.
Sayonara
You've got to pay to play. The rich get richer and the poor get poorer. Not saying it's right but it's just how the dice landed.
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