You may have encountered lawyers who mediate all of their cases. Why? On one hand, there is great value in getting a certain final outcome at an agreed upon price. However, if mediation was always the right answer we would not need trial courts or trial attorneys. Be wary, of attorneys who want to ramp up their own profits by setting hearings and forcing things to trial. So how do you know whats the right way to go? Simple, Just ask your attorney how many cases they have tried and then ask them the same question in regard to mediation. Weigh how they answer the question as well as what the number of trials and mediations there are. Then ask them how they plan to protect your assets as well as your rights. They should tell you their trial or mediation philosophy and you can decide from there? Knowledge can be powerful!

  Many legal clients do when they see those charges on their bills after paying their lawyers in most cases in excess of $200.00 per hour.  Most of us realize that there are costs associated with making copies or sending faxes. In fact, most of us do not mind paying those costs. However, we do object to being a profit center. So what should you do as a client when this happens to you? The answer is simple, complain loudly. At Adept Law PLLC, we do not have much experience with this because we never charge nuisance fees.