The Gibson Law Group, PC

During the course of a lawsuit, each party is entitled to discover documents and factual information that might be relevant to the lawsuit. There are different procedures used to get this information including requests for production (which ask for documents), interrogatories (which are literally just questions asking for specific information), requests for admission, and depositions. All these procedures and this process are known as “discovery.” The scope of discovery is very broad and includes not only documents and information directly relevant to the lawsuit, for example, emails talking about the contract you might be fighting over, but also anything that is “reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence.” Regardless whether your case is straightforward or complex, the more information you can provide your lawyer upfront about your case – the faster and more efficiently that lawyer can help solve whatever legal problem you are facing.

Unless you have a personal injury case, most law firms require a retainer upfront. A retainer is nothing more than the money paid in advance – before the lawyer starts working on your matter – and is intended solely to ensure the lawyer gets paid for his or her work. The retainer is your money, even after you hand it over, and lawyers are required by law to hold it in trust until work has been performed. Any part of the retainer that is not used, must be returned to you. There are different types of retainers and the size of the retainer will depend on the size of your case, the size of the law firm, and, quite frankly in some cases, your payment history with the firm. At our firm, clients who have a track record of paying their legal bills on time and in full are not required to post retainers for new matters. New clients will almost always be required to post a retainer, which, again at our firm, can vary from $500 to $5,000 depending on the complexity of your case.

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