How to determine the legal fees of criminal cases
How much is the lawyer's fee for handling criminal cases? This is a question that many people want to know before entrusting a lawyer. This question, like asking a doctor how much heart disease treatment costs, is difficult to answer clearly. Different diseases have different medical expenses, and different cases have different lawyer fees. However, this does not mean that the lawyer's fee is charged casually. On the contrary, there are specific standards for attorney fees, which are closely related to the following factors.
First, the specific circumstances of the case
The specific circumstances of a case mainly refer to the complexity of the case, such as whether it is a single crime or a joint crime, whether it is a single crime or several crimes, whether it involves one criminal fact or multiple criminal facts, and so on. The specific circumstances of the case directly determine the difficulty of legal affairs and other necessary handling expenses, which is the primary factor in determining the lawyer's fee.
Second, the specific requirements of the client.
Different clients have different requirements for lawyers' work, and the most typical one is the number of interviews in the investigation stage. Some clients will ask lawyers to increase the number of unnecessary meetings in addition to the number of meetings needed in the case, which directly increases the workload and other costs of lawyers, resulting in an increase in lawyer fees. The specific requirements of the client are an important factor in determining the lawyer's fee.
Third, the specific situation of lawyers.
The different social reputation and work level of lawyers determine their different work values, and there are also differences in fees. The lawyer's specific situation is the key factor to determine the lawyer's fee. Just like doctors in hospitals, expert doctors charge more than ordinary doctors. Generally speaking, lawyers with high degree of specialization, experienced lawyers and in-depth professional research have high gold content in their work, more secure case handling effect and higher lawyer fees.
Whether the lawyer's fee is reasonable should be considered from the above three aspects, and should not be measured by "how much is it generally". The level of lawyer's fee is a consideration in choosing a lawyer, but it should not be the decisive factor. If you choose a lawyer according to the price, or even blindly "choose the cheap one", you will eventually lose more than you gain. After all, the outcome of the case is related to your property, freedom and even your life.