Re: Legal Fees (Assorted Topics)

by Dove96 Tue 16 Apr 2013, 10:37

Agreed. The judge was always going to decide no matter what they asked for. The 8% was explained in detail by the judge and I was satisfied with the explanation. Deal is done. Time for money. bounce

by Guest Tue 16 Apr 2013, 10:10

the thing is robbie i never had a problem becouse i didnt think there was any way in hell they would get what they were asking.sure i thought they went a little overboard in what they were asking for but in the end that is not the leagal fees.the only leagal fees we would pay are what the judge decides.they could have asked for 100% for all that would matter realisticly they were only going to get 5-10% of retro thats why it didnt really bother me.

allways question athority

propat

by Guest Tue 16 Apr 2013, 09:35

I had a problem with the legal fees and thats a fact do i still bave a problem nope just wish that the communication between lawyer to lead plaintiff to ass was better managed but hey MC was hired to fight the sisip class action and yeah Peter you did exactly that in case you missed that. That was a thanks. I also now understand what it must like to baby sit hour emplorer as i had a week of infants surrounding me now times that 5 years good job boys

by Guest Tue 16 Apr 2013, 09:18

thank you judge barns as ive said many times the leagal fees never bothered me as this was just a negotiation between the judge and MC and the judge in the end would decide on a fair ammount.i for one belive he did.me as i lifetime grunt was thinking 6% baced on past cases.he as a federal court judge figured 8% baced on a whole lot more.now keep in mind i had a dog in this fight he did not.sooo i think he got it right.

allways question athority

propat

by Guest Tue 16 Apr 2013, 09:07

Yes Robbie, 8% I can live with that, and we will be able to claim the 8% fees that we pay , on our 2013 tax return.

by Guest Tue 16 Apr 2013, 09:01

I am ok with 8% DCHD a lot better than 30%, 17.83% and they are not touching monies going forward I just pulled up my pants as I no longer have to bend over every day and take one in the ballsack, Things will be looking up brother.

by Guest Tue 16 Apr 2013, 08:53

by Guest Mon 18 Mar 2013, 11:54

How does asking for a itemized breakdown of the hours spent on this case help us with what we are going to be billed???

As far as i can tell it doesnt matter how many hours were spent on this case ... we are being billed a flat percentage on a ficticious amount of 888M!!!

Oh, and another point ... how can we "not pay" the bill until we get this itemized list when we have already been told that the money will go From SISIP directly to MC who will deduct thier fees before sending us what they think is owed to us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by Rags Mon 18 Mar 2013, 07:51

Gee I wonder who posted this...."Guest"

Any guesses CSAT?

This was posted just a few posts down frm start of thread. Look above.
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Want answers? Even the lawyers are still waiting!

1.-You can call /write MC- Dan or Christine
1300-1969 Upper Water Street
Halifax
Nova Scotia
B3J 2V1
P.O. Box 730, Halifax, NS, B3J 2V1
Phone:902.425.6500

2.-Ward K. Branch
(604) 654-2966
3.-Federal Court
613-992-4238
1-800-663-2096
TDD: 995-4640
Fax: 952-3653
992-4238 (IMM)
Fax: 947-2141

4.- Regional offices Fed Court-Halifax
426-3282
1-800-663-2096
TDD: 426-9776
Fax: 426-5514

5.- Send a message to Dennis on Facebook.

Anyone of these methods you can ask question but the Justice hasn't submitted his report yet ."

by Guest Sun 17 Mar 2013, 23:29

Guest wrote:Bills, Bills, Bills
Many attorneys often skirt the edges of legal ethics when it comes to sending out legal bills. A normal bill could look something like this:

50 hours spent on case XYZ at $400 an hour

You owe: $20,000

Please pay immediately

However, you deserve to know what your attorney spent his time working on your case.

Carefully look at your bill. If you receive a bill that looks like the one above, you should demand an itemized accounting of all the time that your attorney spent on your case. Where exactly did those 50 hours go? If your attorney claims that he wrote a letter to opposing counsel for 4 hours, and the letter turned out to be 2 paragraphs long, you may want to seriously question your attorney's time management.

In addition, you should also compare your bill to the fee agreement that you and your attorney agreed on at the beginning of your representation. Be sure that your attorney is not charging, or over charging you for any items that were not listed in the fee agreement.

If your lawyer acted badly, don't pay the bill. If you feel like your attorney was negligent or engaged in malpractice, be sure not to pay him or her any money until the other dispute is settled. Likewise, if you feel that the bill is outrageous or that fees were included that should not have been, be sure to discuss these points with your attorney before handing over any payment.

Arbitration
There are times when disputes between you and your attorney just cannot be handled without some intervention. If you feel that you are in this situation, you may want to consider going to arbitration before heading to court. Arbitration is a procedure that is used to settle disputes between you and your attorney in the presence of a neutral, third-party.

Check your contract. Before considering arbitration, you should always carefully check your contract that you have with your attorney. Many times, these contracts include mandatory arbitration clauses for things like fee disputes, meaning you can't sue your attorney before going through arbitration.

Guest,
When you write something don't hide in the shadow by deleting your profile. Be courageous enough not to run. Own your words.
If you genuienely want to help us Veterans, know that this is not helping us.

by Guest Sun 17 Mar 2013, 23:23

Guest,
When you write something don't hide in the shadow by deleting your profile. Be courageous enough not to run. Own your words.
If you genuienely want to help us Veterans, know that this is not helping us.

by Guest Sun 17 Mar 2013, 22:35

Want answers? Even the lawyers are still waiting!

1.-You can call /write MC- Dan or Christine
1300-1969 Upper Water Street
Halifax
Nova Scotia
B3J 2V1
P.O. Box 730, Halifax, NS, B3J 2V1
Phone:902.425.6500

2.-Ward K. Branch
(604) 654-2966
3.-Federal Court
613-992-4238
1-800-663-2096
TDD: 995-4640
Fax: 952-3653
992-4238 (IMM)
Fax: 947-2141

4.- Regional offices Fed Court-Halifax
426-3282
1-800-663-2096
TDD: 426-9776
Fax: 426-5514

5.- Send a message to Dennis on Facebook.

Anyone of these methods you can ask question but the Justice hasn't submitted his report yet .

by Guest Sun 17 Mar 2013, 16:17

Agreed, pigeons!

by Guest Sun 17 Mar 2013, 14:58

Dennis M was in the forum for a bit earlier. Hopefully he can come back and we can talk about this case like any other business arrangement; without emotion and a review of legal services received vs what was billed.
MC championed a veterans cause and I salute them for it, but it was a business decision-so let's talk business for a change.

by Rags Sun 17 Mar 2013, 11:04

Guest (please use an avatar, it is hard t take seriously a guest who deletes an avatar)
One always has a right to appeal.....but if a judge was appointed to decide then he was the honest broker to place a proper judgement on fees based on law. Unless he errored then you would have a huge battle ahead which would most likely be over turned at all appeal levels and would be refused to be heard at supreme court if you took it that far. When it comes to fees we are past the window to effect a change ourselves. You know who to blame for that.

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