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 ...

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 ...

When our Supreme Court recently visited the propriety of a provision in an attorney's retainer agreement that binds client and attorney to arbitrate any dispute arising out of the attorney's ...

In the lawyer-client relationship, there is a built-in tension between the lawyer-professional role and the lawyer-businessperson role. That tension is often most taut at the outset. The client wants ...

Question: Every year, the board automatically renews the association attorney’s retainer agreement and deposit. Without reading it the directors sign and send him a check for $60,000. This year, I ...

In Lemmer v. Charney, 2011 DJDAR 6494 (2011), the California Court of Appeal for the Second District invalidated a retainer agreement entered into between a client and his attorney on the ground that ...

Clear and open communication is key to getting the facts necessary to effectively represent a client. The retainer agreement/engagement letter can help establish policies to encourage good ...

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 ...

Without a written deal for a retainer payment, Glaser Weil finds itself in a position no Hollywood law firm wants to be in, writes Matthew Belloni. By Matthew Belloni, The Associated Press Back in the ...