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Seminar Agenda
Determining a Reasonable Fee Under RPC 1.5: Perspectives from the Civil, Criminal and Domestic Bar
How to use the factors outlined in RPC 1.5 to determine a reasonable fee. Panel members will provide prospective from their particular practice areas; discussion to include hourly rates, flat fees, contingency fees, determining which of those is appropriate in your situation and ethical considerations concerning fees.
Managing the Risk: Effective Communication with the Client: Including Arbitration Agreements in your Fee Contracts:
Panel members will share practice tips from their experience, and methods to minimize the risk of fee disputes or ethical complaints, including using arbitration agreements or preferences for the fee dispute process in the fee agreement.
Panel Members
Natalie P. Bluestein - Bluestein & Douglas, LLC, Charleston, SC
Robert P. Foster - Foster Law Firm, LLC, Greenville, SC
Jack B. Swerling - Columbia, SC
Jill C. Rothstein - Risk Management Director, SC Bar
Mandatory MCLE Credit Hours
This seminar qualifies for 2.0 MCLE credit hours, including up to 2.0 LEPR credit hours.
This is a Basic Level Program.
Note: When submitting your compliance reports to the SC Commission on CLE and Specialization, if you completed this in 2021, please use this course code: 210827ADO
Note: When submitting your compliance reports to the SC Commission on CLE and Specialization, if you completed this in 2022, please use this course code: 222906ADO.
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