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FEE SCHEDULE/RETAINER AGREEMENT
POLICE/SECURITY
LIABILITY EXPERT
Francis R. Murphy
Murphy Associates
973-503-0200 - Phone
973-428-4309 - Fax
364 Parsippany Road, Suite 10B
Parsippany, New Jersey 07054
INITIAL CONSULTATION &
EVALUATION:
The hourly rate applies
to determine the merits of the litigation from a preliminary review of available
material/s, if requested. A minimum of two hours will be charged.
PREPARATION OF REPORTS &
CONSULTATION:
$300.00/PH
All consultation with the
client, (telephonically or in person), assistance with trial preparation; site
inspection, investigation, research, review of discovery materials, including a
review of reports, depositions, grand jury transcripts, as well as the
preparation of the expert report will be billed hourly.
DEPOSITIONS & TRIALS:
$300.00/PH
A minimum half-day fee of $1,200.00, including
travel time, is required before or at the time the deposition begins.
Please be advised that there are charges for portal to portal. Depositions may
be held at our Parsippany office to eliminate travel time.
TRAVEL:
Round trip advanced,
prepaid; business class is required on all flights unless written authorization
to expend funds on behalf of client is obtained. Lodging, meals, ground
transportation and other miscellaneous expenses, which are necessary and
reasonable, will be invoiced at cost and are payable in ten business days.
Use of private vehicle will be invoiced at $.55 per mile.
ASSOCIATED EXPENSES:
Computerized police
reports of prior incidents, (if available), telephone, tolls, express mail,
facsimile and other source information, if any, will be invoiced.
Administrative fees are billed at a rate of $45.00 per hour.
RETAINER:
The minimum retainer
required is $4,500.00, of which 50% is non-refundable. If a larger
retainer is required, it will be determined after initial consultation with the
attorney and client, based upon agreed objectives and the scope of the
assignment. Work will not begin without receipt of an advance retainer and
this executed retainer agreement. The retainer check should be made payable
to “Murphy Associates." Our Corporate Tax ID number is
22-2668553. All additional invoices are due and payable in ten
business days. You agree to pay interest at the rate of 1.5% per month (18%
per annum) on unpaid balances after ten days.
This agreement is
between the Law Firm, Individual, Corporate Entity and Murphy Associates.
Contingency agreements are not unacceptable. In contract with a law firm, the
law firm, (not the law firm's client) will be responsible for all
invoices, unless so stipulated and agreed to in writing by the firm's client.
In contract with Individual or Corporation, they shall be solely responsible for
all invoices. In addition, an attorney's fee of 30% of the outstanding invoice
will be charged for accounts requiring referral for collection.
IT IS THE CLIENT’S OBLIGATION TO NOTIFY OUR OFFICE THAT
THE CASE HAS BEEN SETTLED AND/OR RESOLVED, SO WE MAY SEND A FINAL BILL FOR ANY
OUTSTANDING MONIES DUE.
___________________________________________
For Murphy Associates
Client Signature:
______________________ Date: _________________
Client Name Printed:
_________________________________________
Title of Action:
_______________________________________________
Please sign both pages
of this two-page retainer agreement and return it along with retainer check,
correspondence and discovery material to:
Murphy Associates
364 Parsippany Road, Suite 10B
Parsippany, NJ 07054 | 
Murphy Associates