FEE SCHEDULE - ELLIS BUSINESS LAWYERS

Our fees are a combination of contingency fees and flat fees. If court proceedings are required, we charge an all-inclusive flat fee to prepare and file court proceedings.

* CONTINGENCY FEES

Our contingency fees are based on amounts actually recovered:

• 20% of claims over $25,000; and,
• 25% of claims under $25,000.

Contingency fee agreements allow people to enforce their legal rights, including collecting bad debts, without having to put up a significant amount of money to retain a lawyer at the outset of the process. * Also, whether we get paid, and how much, depends (or is "contingent") on the results achieved. Under this kind of fee arrangement if no money is recovered you will not have to pay any legal fees although you may need to pay disbursements, which are the standard out-of-pocket expenses that occur in the course of enforcing your legal rights through a court action. Many of our clients have benefited from this “win-win” approach.

If funds are recovered then you pay a percentage of that amount which will be set out in the contingency fee agreement that you sign with us. The percentage that you will be asked to pay us in exchange for Ellis Business Lawyers accepting payment for legal services contingent on winning your case depends on a number of variables including the nature of your claim, the complexity of the case, the chances of success, the size of the monetary claim, and the length of time it will take to process your claim and recover the funds.

For more information on whether your case is appropriate for a contingency fee arrangement please contact us at (604.688.7374) or email us at:

* FLAT FEES

Our flat fees are inclusive of disbursements and apply only if court proceedings are required in Provincial or Supreme Court. In some cases the procedure and nature of the legal work involved is standardized and it is possible to determine with reasonable certainty how long a matter will take and how much work is involved. In these situations we offer a flat fee rate. The advantage to you as a client is that you know how much it will cost you at the outset. If you are interested in finding out more about our flat fee service arrangements please call us at (604.688.7374) or email us at:

	2007 US	2007 CDN
Small Claims (up to $25,000.00)	$850.00	$850.00
Supreme Court (over $25,000.00)	$1,150.00	$1,150.00

 

* EXECUTIVE PROCEEDINGS

For fees related to enforcing judgments please contact us for a flat fee quote at info@ellislawyers.com Hourly rate: $225.00 - $325.00

* All quoted fees are subject to change on reasonable notice.