EXPERT WITNESS AND CONSULTING SERVICES updated 8/1/20

Thank you for your interest in the consulting services in our firm. Enclosed you will find a copy of my vitae and our current fee schedule.

 GROUND RULES:

Please do not ask for free opinions or advice. Initial conversations may cover a description of services, expertise, availability, fees, and references.

Please retain me before listing me as your expert.

An initial non-refundable retainer of $2,400 retainer (representing 8 hours of work) is to be paid before any work will be initiated. Upon receipt of the retainer, a case file will be opened in our office. We do not consider ourselves retained, and no work on the case will be done until the retainer check is received. This non-refundable retainer is charged for the Expert’s skill and experience, her availability to the client to consult, and for the Expert’s possible need to decline other cases or work in order to be available to the client, and is therefore earned upon receipt.

Experience has shown that a typical case takes approximately twenty hours, excluding travel and testimony time. If out of town travel is required, airfare will be business class and prepaid. Lodging expenses may be directly chargeable to you. Travel time and incidental expenses will be invoiced.

It is our policy that the attorney, not the client, nor the insurance company retains us; thus, the retaining attorney is responsible for payment. Invoices are due upon receipt. Balances not paid within 30 days will accrue interest at the rate of charge of 1.5% per month, or 18% per annum.

Payments for all services rendered, unless otherwise agreed, must be received in the offices of Atlas Safety & Security Design Inc. before any verbal or written reports; opinions, affidavits, or any work product of any nature is provided to the client, or prior to giving testimony for deposition or trial. Failure to pay for services as agreed in this document will permit ASSD, after notice to you, to terminate its services.

 FEES:

Research, investigation, travel and consulting time is billed at $300.00 per hour, and billed in half hour increments.

Deposition time is billed at $600.00 per hour, with a 2-hour minimum.

PAYMENT IS DUE AT TIME OF, OR BEFORE DEPOSITION. NO EXCEPTIONS, NO EXCUSES!

Trial Court Time is billed at $600.00 per hour, with 4-hour minimum.

PAYMENT IS DUE PRIOR TO DATE OF TESTIMONY, OR TRAVEL.

EXPERT WITNESS AND CONSULTING SERVICES updated 8/1/20

Thank you for your interest in the consulting services in our firm. Enclosed you will find a copy of my vitae and our current fee schedule.

PAYMENT IS DUE PRIOR TO DATE OF TESTIMONY, OR TRAVEL.