Retainer agreements are often used by attorneys to establish a formal relationship with clients. However, retainers can be used in almost any industry and are particularly useful to consultants and ...

Question: Every year, the board automatically renews the association attorney’s retainer agreement and deposit. Without reading it the directors sign and send him a check for $60,000. This year, I ...

In talking shop with attorneys, one of the topics that frequently comes up is setting and collecting an appropriate retainer. Attorneys often struggle with the tension inherent in collecting a sizable ...

The retainer agreement is a contract between an attorney and the client. However, in matrimonial cases, it is a force of its own. There are countless rules under the New York City Rules and ...

When our Supreme Court recently visited the propriety of a provision in an attorney's retainer agreement that binds client and attorney to arbitrate any dispute arising out of the attorney's ...

A PR retainer is a lump sum you pay to the public relations agency or professional each month before work is done for you. If you've ever retained a lawyer, you likely used a similar method. The ...

You don’t have to look far, or think very hard, to see why a retainer arrangement could be great for an agency. It offers steady and predictable income (for a creative business – who’d have thought it ...

Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex, seat of the New Jersey Supreme Court. (Courtesy photo) The New Jersey Supreme Court has agreed to take up a dispute over a ruling requiring lawyers in some ...