Tips on Retainer Agreements and Law Practice Management
Category: On Demand
Member Price: $140
Non-Member Price: $175
Product Code: ON070124
Areas of Law: Ethics
CLE Credits
| NJ CLE: | NJ CLE information: This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 2 hours of total CLE credit, including 1.0 in Ethics (Full Credits Available: NJ Ethics: 1.0, NJ General: 1.0). |
| NY CLE (t&nt): | NY Ethics Non-Transitional: 1.0, NY Professional Practice Transitional: 1.0 |
| PA CLE: | PA Ethics Credit: 0.5, PA Substantive Credit: 0.5
New: No PACLE fee is required for this program. To earn PA CLE credits, a valid PA Bar ID number must be entered into the CLE form provided after attending the program. |
Faculty
Keynote
Moderator
- Thomas H. Prol, Esq.
- Sills Cummis & Gross, PC, Newark
Presenters
- Thomas H. Andrykovitz, Esq.
- The Law Offices of Thomas H. Andrykovitz, PC, NYC
Come learn tips about how to run a tighter ship at your legal practice. The retainer agreement is a critical part of the attorney-client relationship that sets forth the expectations of both parties. At this convenient lunchtime session, learn the procedures to follow and concerns to consider.
This will be an essential discussion covering:
- Retainer agreement tips and strategies;
- Setting a competitive hourly rate. What is reasonable?;
- New Jersey contingent fee agreement rules 1:21-7; RPC 1.5(b);
- Ethical issues when interfacing with the client- reasonable fees R. 1:21-7 and ethical requirements under RPC 1.5;
- The pros and downsides of contingency fees;
- When is a retainer agreement unenforceable?;
- Offers of Judgment;
- The Balducci v Cige decision - including, ethical issues and relevant RPCs; and
- A review of current caselaw involving retainer agreements.