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Fees

By Brian Tannebaum, Esq.

As the economy continues to tumble (no, those "good numbers" on the news are not true, the economy still sucks and it's getting worse) the issue of legal fees becomes, well, more of an issue.People say to me all the time - "the economy must be great for you - people are probably getting in trouble more." (domestic violence, DUI, theft). Maybe, but here's the obvious - when people don't have money, they don't have money. When people have no access to credit, they have no access to credit. And when people are looking to save whatever money they don't have, they pay more attention to where they spend it.Most people, even the ones who deny this, hire a criminal defense lawyer using the following formula:1. How much money do I have to spend on a lawyer?2...continue to full post

Full post as published by Criminal Defense on March 06, 2010 (boomark / email).