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So, What's A Lawyer Cost, Anyway?

OK. What does all that stuff down there, in the last post, mean? Nothing, until we get a handle on what it costs to hire a private attorney. If you look at most lawyers' websites, you'll see a lot of lawyer-speak on the subject of fees. Except this site, where the talk is pretty straight forward, and this site, which is a little more direct than most.HypotheticalLet's look at the expertlaw numbers. These seem in the ballpark to me. Maybe a little high for some, a bit low for others, but pretty close to what I'd expect. And let's say our hypothetical defendant, Danny Gettinby, is charged with a moderately serious felony - let's call it Assault-injury resulting. It's a five year felony and Danny's had a couple of run ins with the system before...continue to full post

Full post as published by Mr. District Attorney on June 06, 2005 (boomark / email).