Transparent Flat Fee Rates
The firm offers a variety of legal services at a flat rate fee. Flat fee billing is advantageous for both the attorney and client in many ways:
Flat Fees Shift Risk
Legal matters often experience unanticipated roadblocks and bumps in the road. Transparent flat fee rates mean that our clients avoid increased and unanticipated fees associated with our legal services. When we offer a legal service at a flat fee rate and the matter becomes more complicated than we originally expected, our clients do not pay more.
Flat Fees are Predictable
Flat fee legal services are much easier to budget for and predict than hourly billing. For most startups and individuals, money is a precious commodity. Flat fees allow our clients to budget for particular legal services. Nothing is worse than receiving an unexpected monthly bill for legal services. We also find that predictable costs improve attorney-client relationships.
Flat Fees Reduce Costs
It is true that many law firms expend upwards of a third of their income on overhead and administrative expenses. Much of this administrative expense is a result of monthly invoicing and billing. Our flat fee rates eliminate costly overhead and allow us to pass those savings directly onto our clients. A one-time flat fee payment eliminates the need for our clients to write monthly checks and make trips to the post office for stamps. For both of us, it is a win-win. We avoid costly and time-consuming invoicing and you enjoy the convenience of a one-time payment for most of our legal services.
Flat Fees Make Us Work Smarter
Traditional hourly billing creates no incentive for us to innovate or become more efficient. Flat fee rates incentive our firm to work smarter and more efficiently.
Entering into an attorney-client relationship is a business relationship. However, many attorneys save budgeting, planning, and case evaluation until after a retainer agreement is paid. This is disadvantageous to the client because failing to assess and evaluate often leads to unexpected legal fees and costs for the client. Flat fee rates require us to evaluate and assess time requirements for a particular matter or case before our representation begins.