Attorneys may charge different fees depending on what type of case you have and how much time the attorney will spend on your case. Our firm has several different types of fee arrangements, including hourly, flat rate and contingent fees. Please review the following for more information:

Bankruptcy Case Fees:

• Chapter 7 - $1,600.00 This includes the court filing fee and counseling service - $800 is due at the time of the petition filing and the remaining $800 is due prior to the 341 meeting.

• Chapter 13 - $3,000.00 The initial cost is only $462.  This includes the filing fee and counseling service.  The remainder is paid over the course of the bankruptcy plan. So you do not have to come up with $3,000.00 to file a Chapter 13, only the filing fee and counseling service is required. 
  

Consumer Case Fees:

Thes cases are handled by our firm on a contingent fee basis.  These cases include mortgage fraud cases, Fair Credit Reporting Act cases, Truth in Lending Cases, and Fair Debt Collection Practices Act violations.  Generally, our firm handles these types of cases on a 40%-50% fee.  Every fee is determined on a case by case basis.  On some cases, a small retainer is required and again depends on a case by case review. 

Personal Injury Case Fees:

These cases are handled by our firm on a contingent fees basis. This type of fee allows our firm to receive a certain agreed-upon percentage of any judgment or settlement amounts you receive. We only get paid if you recover. Generally, we handle these types of cases on a 33% fee. However, every fee is determined on a case by case basis.