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Why
and how the Attorney’s “Retainer Agreement” protects
the consumer.
DEMAND ONE TO BE
FAXED OR E-MAILED TO YOU BEFORE AGREEING TO ANYTHING ON THE
PHONE!
A
“Retainer Agreement” is the legally binding contract for
legal representation between you and your attorney (attorney
firm). It spells out what the scope of the legal
representation is, what financial responsibilities each
party bears during the representation, and provides
specifics as to “actual damages,” “civil penalty
damages,” and other important information relative to
legal representation in a California Lemon Law case/claim.
Many
consumers do not realize that, just
by a simple phone consultation with an attorney firm,
they can find themselves being “represented” by that
attorney firm without their specific understanding and/or
consent, and without a written and signed “Retainer
Agreement”. Worse yet, the “follow-up” letter by the
attorney firm will then delineate potential responsibilities
for legal fees, disclosure of potential responsibility for
“expert fees,” and other potential financial
responsibilities and obligations that may have
never been discussed
on the phone. This is where the “Retainer Agreement”
comes in.
In
choosing a Lemon Law attorney firm to represent you, we
strongly suggest that you DEMAND a Retainer Agreement be
sent to you via e-mail or fax so that you have full
disclosure of what the scope of your legal
representation will be, as well as any financial
responsibilities placed on you. Our firm has sent a Retainer
Agreement to our clients for 20 years.
A
“Retainer Agreement” is a very important document that
provides specific disclosure and protections for California
consumers. We suggest:
Demand a Retainer Agreement be faxed or e-mailed to
you for your review before
deciding to hire or
giving any kind of “agreeing response” to any lemon
law attorney (attorney firm) that tells you “YOU
HAVE A CASE”, or “WE
THINK YOU HAVE A VALID LEMON LAW CLAIM” by telephone
consultation/conversation with or
without them having done a review of your repair
documentation.
After
20 years and over 8,000 successful California Lemon Law
cases, all of our
clients receive Retainer Agreements. For our firm, it’s
the correct and ethical way to do business that fosters a
long-term relationship with our clients.
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