trial costs
Court case fees
Trial costs are the expenses incurred in taking a legal case to trial, including court fees, attorney fees, expert witness fees, and costs for evidence preparation.
Distinguished from settlement costs, trial costs often prove substantially higher: The trial costs exceeded what we would have paid to settle.
Lawyers advise clients to weigh potential trial costs against settlement offers.
- attorney feesPayment for legal services
- fee waiversExcused payment obligations
- indigentExtremely poor, lacking necessities
- fee scheduleListed prices for services
- contingency feesPayment conditional on winning
financial hardship · destitute · impoverished · out of pocket · pro bono · expert witness · court reporter · litigation · poor · poverty · access to justice · deep pockets · pay to play · deposition · travel expenses · discovery · jury · arbitration
- court feescourt fees, filing fees, surcharges, assessments
- legal costsattorney fees, court fees, legal fees, filing fees, filing fee
- legal feeslegal fees, attorney fees, hourly rates, fees, billing
trial costsverdict
Official court decision
judgment · ruling · settlement · damages awarded · court decision