All of the services of Dunn Counsel PLC are subject to the following terms and conditions:
Dunn Counsel PLC charges for all of its professionals’ time spent on behalf of clients. We charge our professionals’ time at their rates in effect from time to time. Currently, Dunn Counsel PLC charges $495 per hour for Stephen J. Dunn’s time in foreign accounts compliance matters, and $395 for his time in all other matters. The firm currently charges $125 per hour for legal assistants’ time.
The firm’s hourly rates include routine postage, as well as access to electronic databases, such as Westlaw and Thomson Reuters Checkpoint, on behalf of a client. The firm charges clients for out-of-pocket costs it incurs for them, such as UPS, FedEx, DHL, or Priority Mail charges, filing fees, and travel costs.
Time spent on behalf of clients includes considerable up-front time in interviewing clients and ascertaining their facts, identifying their legal issues, developing a plan for resolving their legal issues, and documenting all of this in a retainer agreement. All of this time is properly billable to the client. We do not offer a “free initial consultation.”
The Oakland County Circuit Court, Pontiac, Michigan, or the 52-4 District Court, Troy, Michigan, shall be the exclusive forums for adjudication of claims arising with respect to our representation, including claims to collect balances due to our firm for fees or costs. For this purpose all parties consent to personal jurisdiction in the State of Michigan. Should Dunn Counsel PLC bring legal action to collect a balance due, the former client shall be liable not only for the balance due to the firm, but also for costs and attorney fees incurred by the firm in the collection action, including time spent by the firm’s attorneys at their regular hourly rates.
We issue our invoices by email. They may be paid by credit card by clicking on a link. Alternatively, a client my pay by check or wire transfer.
We strive to perform the best legal work possible for our clients.
April 26, 2020
