About Us > Creative Fee Arrangements

We understand the business calculation underlying a decision to litigate.
Litigation can be a long, drawn-out costly endeavor. In-house attorneys and business clients must weigh the expenses of litigation against the potential benefits. In making these calculations, people of sound business judgment often conclude that a large retainer and attorneys' hourly fees cannot be justified by the size of the matter or the odds of prevailing. Moreover, large companies may be constrained in the legal counsel that they are able to choose. Frequently, because of these limitations, potentially lucrative litigation is not pursued or unmeritorious settlements are paid out.

Alternative fee arrangements make sense for our clients and our firm.
Recognizing business realities, we craft alternative billing arrangements that best suit our clients' needs.  We set ourselves apart from other firms of comparable expertise by our willingness to undertake complex litigation on a contingency fee basis that other firms would only assume for guaranteed hourly fees. In appropriate cases, we can combine partial hour rates with a lower contingency to meet our clients’ needs. Our clients – individuals and large sophisticated commercial ventures - forge a partnership with us based on shared risks and rewards.

We create “win-win” billing arrangements with our clients.
When contingency fee arrangements are not appropriate we work with our clients to create a compensation arrangement that makes the most sense given their facts and particular needs. Our low overhead allows us to take on cases that would not be cost-effective for a larger firm to support. This, in turn, allows us the freedom to invest time on cases where the pay-off is neither guaranteed nor immediate.