April 2021

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After the law firm where I worked as an associate twenty five years ago gave me six months to find a new job, I had a crazy idea. 

What if I didn’t look for a job at all and instead decided to start my own law firm?

And even crazier, what if that law firm

Lawyers have reasonable discretion over what terms to include in a Retainer Agreement depending upon the type of case and applicable ethics rules.  That said, there are some hard don’ts – i.e., terms that you never want to include or exclude – if you want to avoid a bar complaint or non-payment.    

Here’s a quick

Did you know that your Retainer Agreement can make you money?

That is, if you’re not using one of those stale, eight-page tomes chock full of legalese that clients can’t understand.

Or one of those outdated forms from a retired lawyer that still references fax machines and billing rates for secretaries. 

Here’s the problem.  There