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General Representation - Fixed Fee Agreement Form. This is a New Hampshire form and can be use in Model Fee Agreements Statewide.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE
GENERAL REPRESENTATION - FIXED FEE AGREEMENT
I, _____________________________, of ___________________________, the "Client,"
hereby agree to retain ___________________________________ of ______________________
_________________________, the "Attorney/Firm," in connection with: (insert specific matters
to be handled)
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________.
It is understood that the representation will include handling the following matters and at
the following court levels (insert "yes" or "no"):
______
______
Pretrial Conferences
______
Superior Court Trial
______
Post-trial Motions
______
1.
Pretrial Motions
All Appeals
The Client shall pay to the Attorney for all services rendered in regard to the above
matter(s) the sum of $______________________, payable as follows:
__________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________.
(one payment, timetable, etc.).
2.
In addition to legal fees, all costs in connection with the representation of this matter shall
also be paid by the Client. Examples of these costs and out-of-pocket disbursements
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which the Attorney may make in connection with this matter are, without limitation,
filing fees, witness fees, expert witness fees, travel, sheriff's fees, deposition expenses,
transcript expenses, investigation, copies, telephone calls, and other incidental expenses.
With regard to such out-of-pocket disbursements, the Attorney agrees to obtain the
Client's prior approval before incurring any single cost or disbursement in excess of
$___________ and incurring total costs in excess of $___________. Photocopies will be
charged at a rate of ___________, facsimiles at a rate of ___________, and mileage at a
rate of _____________.
3.
The Client may terminate the Attorney's representation with or without cause. The
Attorney may terminate his/her representation for any reason as permitted or required
under the New Hampshire Code of Professional Responsibility or as permitted by the
Rules of the Court of the State of New Hampshire. In either event, notification shall be
in writing. In the event of termination:
(a)
The Attorney shall retain the full fee paid;
(b)
There shall be an accounting by the Attorney of legal services
rendered on an hourly basis at the rate of $__________ and expenses
and fees paid;
(c)
Any other provision the Attorney and Client can agree upon
consistent with the Rules of Ethics.
(Attorney should select one from a, b, c.)
All amounts owing by either party shall be paid to the other within thirty (30) days.
4.
The Attorney may in his or her discretion employ any associate counsel and/or paralegal
within his or her law firm at the Attorney's own expense to assist in preparing the case
and representing the client.
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CLIENT UNDERSTANDS AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT NO LEGAL
REPRESENTATION, APPEARANCE, OR PREPARATION WILL BEGIN IN THIS
MATTER UNTIL PAYMENT ON ACCOUNT AS SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH 1 IS
PAID IN FULL.
We, the Client and the Attorney/Firm, have read this Fee Agreement and agree to its
terms and have signed it as our free act and deed on this _________ day of _________________,
2000__.
______________________________
______________________________
Client
Attorney/Firm
THE CLIENT ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT.
______________________________
______________________________
Client
Date
THIS IS A LEGALLY BINDING CONTRACT. ASK TO HAVE EACH TERM YOU DO
NOT UNDERSTAND FULLY EXPLAINED TO YOU, SO THAT YOU UNDERSTAND
THE AGREEMENT YOU ARE MAKING.
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