Retainer agreements are often used by attorneys to establish a formal relationship with clients. However, retainers can be used in almost any industry and are particularly useful to consultants and ...

The retainer agreement is a contract between an attorney and the client. However, in matrimonial cases, it is a force of its own. There are countless rules under the New York City Rules and ...

Lawyers from Lindquist & Vennum, which is now part of Philadelphia-based Ballard Spahr, may have to face a legal malpractice action in court after a Philadelphia judge found an arbitration clause in ...

Owens v. Katherine L. Corrigan & Klc, 2018 Fla. App. LEXIS 9174 (Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District, 6/27/18; Not final until disposition of any motion for rehearing.) Plaintiff filed a three ...

A Florida appellate court held that plaintiff was required to arbitrate her claims against the attorney and her law firm (defendants) that represented her in underlying divorce proceedings pursuant to ...

Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex, seat of the New Jersey Supreme Court. (Courtesy photo) The New Jersey Supreme Court has agreed to take up a dispute over a ruling requiring lawyers in some ...

New Jersey Supreme Court Justice Barry Albin. Photo: Carmen Natale/ALM The state Supreme Court has upheld the invalidation of a retainer agreement between a paralegal-client, Lisa Balducci, and her ...

Retainer contracts, where agencies are signed up to deliver creative and media services in the long term, has steadily given way to short-duration projects as clients seek greater control on their ...

Freelancing is hard work and often income is either project-based or hour-based. Project-based freelance work compensates freelancers once they’ve accomplished a specific task, while hour-based ...