No legal fees are charged for criminal cases, but if legal fees are required for civil litigation in criminal cases, they shall be paid according to the legal standards for paying legal fees for civil litigation. If it is a criminal case, the lawyer's fee is generally determined through consultation with the lawyer of the firm according to the complexity of the case and the visibility and practice experience of the lawyer handling the case. The main factors considered for attorney fees include: 1, the client's affordability; 2, the difficulty of legal affairs; 3. Working hours spent; 4. Risks and responsibilities that lawyers may bear; 5, the lawyer's social reputation and work level. According to the law, lawyers' service charges are subject to government-guided prices and market-regulated prices. The benchmark price and floating range of government-guided prices shall be formulated by the competent price departments of the people's governments of all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government in conjunction with the judicial administrative departments at the same level.
Legal objectivity:
Shanghai Government-guided Price Standard for Lawyer Service Fees 1. Piece-by-piece charging method serves as the defender of criminal suspects and defendants, as well as the agent of private prosecutors and victims in criminal cases; 1. Defenders of suspects and defendants: investigation stage: 1500- 10000 yuan/piece; Review and prosecution stage: 2000- 10000 yuan/piece; Preliminary stage: 3000-30000 yuan/piece. 2. Those who represent criminal private prosecution cases or act as victims' agents shall be charged as appropriate according to the above standards. Acting for other cases that do not involve property relations and implement government-guided prices: 3000- 12000 yuan/piece.