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Lawyers are usually on an hourly rate. $200 - $500 an hour is what I've experienced, but I've never employed a criminal lawyer. Lawyers get expensive when they
by Clubber 10y ago
Lawyers are usually on an hourly rate. $200 - $500 an hour is what I've experienced, but I've never employed a criminal lawyer. Lawyers get expensive when they have to do trial because of the time the trial takes and all the discovery (research) that goes into it.
- stronglikedan 10y ago> and all the discovery (research) that goes into it. Like researching how to try to convince their client to plea before the trial, even after they've collected their client's retainer that would cover the trial, and then get pissed at their client when the plea deal is refused for any reason (even a great one).