Set forth below is information about how DM&R will handle your case if you choose to retain us for your legal matter.
HOW DO I CONTACT DESSEN, MOSES & ROSSITTO?
If you think that DESSEN, MOSES & ROSSITTO may be able to help
with your legal matter, please telephone us at 1-215-564-5600 to
discuss your situation with one of our attorneys. If we believe we can
assist you, we will give you our best estimate of the legal fees
and costs, if any, we expect you to pay. We will then mail you a Fee Agreement
to sign and return to us with your payment.
HOW MUCH WILL IT COST ME TO HIRE DM&R?
The fee and cost arrangements DM&R enters with you depends upon the type of legal matter
you hire us to handle. Certain cases, such as medical malpractice and automobile
accidents, are generally handled on a "contingent fee" basis, and you are usually
not expected to pay any fees in advance. Other matters, such as preparation of wills
and deeds, are frequently handled on a "flat fee" basis. In this case, we will
advise you in advance of the exact amount of legal fees and approximate costs
which will be required to complete the given matter. The third general category
of fee arrangements is hourly work. For hourly arrangements, the lawyer anticipates
the amount of time which the case will take and sets an amount of money
needed to begin work. In turn, you pay in advance for a set number of hours of
legal work. If your initial deposit is used up, we will bill you
monthly. We will advise you if we find that unexpected developments or complications
arise which have made our original estimates inaccurate.
WHEN DOES DM&R BECOME MY LAW FIRM?
We become your lawyer only after you sign and return a Fee Agreement and any required deposit to us. When
that occurs, we will begin working on your matter. Until you and
one of the attorneys from DESSEN, MOSES & ROSSITTO
have both executed a Fee Agreement, and we have received any
deposit monies required, we have not agreed to be your lawyer.
HOW WILL DM&R HANDLE MY CASE?
The DM&R attorney will ask you what you want us to do and will
then try to accomplish that in the most efficient and economical
way possible. We will always keep you informed of any
developments on your case. We always send you copies of any
documents we receive from the other side of your case,
as well copies of any documents we send to the other side.
We ask that you keep us informed of anything that you become
aware of that might affect your case.
WHICH LAWYER AT DM&R WILL HANDLE MY CASES?
After you have retained us, your legal matter will be referred to an attorney at DM&R who handles your type of case. Most of the attorneys at DM&R concentrate their practices in a limited number of areas of the law in which they have become very knowledgeable. Whenever possible, we will send your legal matter to a branch office if that is closest to your home, to make it easier for you to meet with your attorney when necessary.
WHO ELSE WILL WORK ON MY CASE?
DM&R's staff includes legal assistants, law clerks, secretaries, clerks and others to assist the attorneys in resolving your legal matter as quickly and effectively as possible.
Working together, the DM&R team strives to provide you, our client, with innovative and aggressive legal representation.
If you have any additional questions about retaining us or about any other matters, please send us an E-mail message. |
