[Fredslist] Attorney fee increase in the middle if a case?

[BFendelman at aol.com]

The situation described is, in addition to an ethical  violation, a 
violation of  The New York State Official Compilations of  Codes, Rues and 
Regulations which specify:
 "Any change in such rates (referring to rates specified  in the original 
Retainer Agreement) shall be incorporated into a written  agreement 
constituting an amendment to the original statement, which must be  signed buy the 
client before it may take effect."
Burt
 
 
 
 
Burton M  Fendelman. Esq.
Burton M Fendelman and Associates, LLC
60 Gramercy Park  North - Suite 6 A
New York, NY 10010
Tel: 212-388-0090
Fax:  212-473-5436
E-Mail: bfendelman at aol.com  

 
In a message dated 2/27/2013 11:07:14 Eastern Standard Time,  
vincent at milfordlegal.com writes:

Attorneys Fees are governed by a Retainer Agreement which sets for  the 
specifically the fees that the client will pay.  If there has  not  been a new 
retainer agreement or no retainer agreement at all, this  is an ethical 
violation.

Vinny

-----Original  Message-----
From: Judy Heft [mailto:judy at judithheft.com] 
Sent:  Wednesday, February 27, 2013 9:35 AM
To: Fred's List
Subject:  [Fredslist] Attorney fee increase in the middle if a case?

Has anyone  ever heard of an attorney raising fees in the middle of a case? 
This happened  to a client and they weren't notified until they received 
the bill and saw the  different charges. It seems unethical to me.
What do you think? 
Thanks,  

Judy
Sent from my iPhone 
Please excuse typos.  

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