Top Ways Every Attorney Can Avoid Fee Disputes

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Top Ways Every Attorney Can Avoid Fee Disputes

Program Originally Presented Wednesday, April 14, 2021

You work hard on a case, and the issues at hand are resolved. However, the matter is not over because your client has not fully paid your fees. How did you get in this position? How can you avoid this happening in the future? What can you do to collect the fee? How does an attorney use the fee dispute resolution process established by the Philadelphia Bar Association? Is a collection action a viable alternative? 

Panelists will address and offer best practices and guidance in the following areas.

• Best practices for client intake and fee agreements 
• Preferred fee structures and monitoring of payments 
• The fee dispute resolution process through the Philadelphia Bar Association Lawyer-Client Fee Dispute Resolution Program 
• Outside collection efforts when all else fails

Attendees will benefit from learning strategies and specific techniques to reduce fee disputes in the future and how to resolve them promptly when they do arise.

Moderator:
Dino Privitera, Esq.
The Privitera Law Firm LLC
Co-Chair, Solo and Small Firm Management Committee
Philadelphia Bar Association
 
Panelists:
Amy J. Blumenthal, Esq.
Partner, Kutak Rock LLP
Fee Disputes Committee, Philadelphia Bar Association

Kristine L. Calalang, Esq. (she/her/hers)
The Law Office of Kristine L. Calalang
Co-Chair, Solo and Small Firm Management Committee
Philadelphia Bar Association

Hope A. Comisky, Esq.
Member, Griesing Law, LLC
Fee Disputes Committee, Philadelphia Bar Association

David I. Grunfeld, Esq.
Astor Weiss Kaplan & Mandel, LLP

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