What is the standard for collecting lawyer's fees?

What is the standard for collecting lawyer's fees?

First, the fees for criminal cases are charged by piecework at all stages of handling cases.

1. In the investigation stage, the charge for each piece is 2000- 10000 yuan.

2. In the stage of review and prosecution, the charge for each piece is 2000- 10000 yuan.

3, the preliminary stage, each charge 4000-30000 yuan.

4. The above charging standards are not limited.

2. Cases of second instance, death penalty review, retrial, appeal and criminal private prosecution shall be charged according to the charging standard of the first instance.

Three, a law firm to represent multiple stages of the case, from the second stage as appropriate fee reduction.

Four, the victim filed a criminal incidental civil action cases, according to the standard of lawyers to collect civil litigation fees.

Five, criminal suspects and defendants involved in several crimes or criminal facts at the same time, according to the charges or criminal facts involved in piecework charges.

Payment standard of lawyer's fees:

1. fixed fee: the amount of attorney's fee is determined in advance according to the workload or the difficulty and time of service items, and paid in one lump sum at the end of service;

2. Time fee: calculate the lawyer's fee according to the time spent by the lawyer. Lawyers will record the time of providing services to clients every time, including consulting, drafting documents, appearing in court, etc.

3. Success fee: After the client's case or project is successful, the lawyer's fee will be calculated according to a certain proportion. This payment method is usually suitable for some high-risk and high-return cases or projects;

4. Mixed charging: The combination of the above methods is determined through consultation according to different stages of service and workload.

To sum up, the payment standard of attorney fees should follow the principles of legality, fairness, transparency and reasonableness. Lawyers and clients shall consult and negotiate on lawyers' fees before the service starts, and sign a written contract. At the same time, lawyers will adjust the lawyer's fees according to the different stages and workload of the case or project. Finally, the payment of lawyer's fees should be timely, accurate and legal, and the client should pay the lawyer's fees according to the agreed payment method and time.

Legal basis:

Measures of People's Republic of China (PRC) Municipality on the Administration of Lawyers' Service Fees

Article 5

A law firm shall provide the following legal services according to law and implement government-guided prices:

(1) Acting as an agent in civil litigation cases;

(2) Acting as an agent in administrative litigation cases;

(3) Acting as an agent for state compensation cases;

(four) to provide legal advice to criminal suspects in criminal cases, to represent complaints and accusations, to apply for bail pending trial, and to act as the defendant's defender, private prosecutor or agent ad litem of the victim;

(5) Inform and disperse the complaints of various litigation cases.

The fees charged by law firms for providing other legal services shall be subject to market-regulated prices.