legal costs
Lawyer bill total
Legal costs are the expenses incurred in pursuing or defending a legal matter—attorney fees, court filing fees, expert witness payments, and related charges.
In litigation, the losing party may be ordered to pay the winner's legal costs: The judge awarded legal costs to the defendant.
Legal costs can exceed the value of what's being fought over, which often shapes settlement decisions.
- contingency feePayment from case winnings
- flat feeUnchanging service charge
- hourly ratePay calculated by time
- retainerUpfront professional fee
- disbursementsPayments made from funds
billable hours · counsel · filing fee · court fees · court reporter · settlement · lawyer · lawsuit · fee · depositions · litigation · appeal · damages · cost recovery · out-of-pocket · pay through the nose · deep pockets · discovery
- litigationpleadings, lawsuit, plaintiff, complaint, lawsuits
- legal costsattorney fees, court fees, filing fees, filing fee, retainer
- legal feesattorney fees, hourly rates, fees, billing, retainer fees
- legal professionlawyers, attorneys, solicitors, solicitor, barristers
- alcohol costseconomic burden, lost productivity, public spending, social cost, addiction treatment
- civil courtscivil cases, civil claims, civil litigation, civil procedure, court hearings