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Setting The Fee When The Client Discharges A Contingent Fee Attorney, Lester Brickman
Setting The Fee When The Client Discharges A Contingent Fee Attorney, Lester Brickman
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The Advance Fee Payment Dilemma: Should Payments Be Deposited To The Client Trust Account Or To The General Office Account?, Lester Brickman
The Advance Fee Payment Dilemma: Should Payments Be Deposited To The Client Trust Account Or To The General Office Account?, Lester Brickman
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Nonrefundable Retainers: Impermissible Under Fiduciary, Statutory And Contract Law, Lester Brickman, Lawrence A. Cunningham
Nonrefundable Retainers: Impermissible Under Fiduciary, Statutory And Contract Law, Lester Brickman, Lawrence A. Cunningham
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Since the New York Court of Appeals banned nonrefundable retainers, numerous other courts have joined in prohibiting this widespread practice of lawyers charging a fee for services in advance and keeping the fee even if the services are not performed. This may reflect increased judicial recognition of the effect of egregious fee practices on the image of the bar and the role such practices play in the declining esteem in which the legal profession is held. Among the more provocative contributors to this ongoing debate, Professor Steven Lubet recently reviewed our work advocating the ban against nonrefundable retainers and posed …