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Retainer

$1,000 non-refundable retainer fee, invoiced upon reaching a verbal agreement to proceed
Identifying as an expert witness shall not be disclosed until the retainer fee is paid
Services shall be charged against this retainer fee until it has been exhausted

Services

$150 per hour for (not limited to) analysis, calculations, conclusions, preparation of reports
$100 per hour for necessary travel time
$250.00 per hour for testimony at deposition, trial, or arbitration, billed in hourly increments; applied to giving testimony, as well as while waiting on location
Fees billed by the half hour, defined as the minimum charge for any discrete task
Materials will be billed at cost plus a 10% overhead charge

Expenses

Personal auto - 50 cents per mile
Air travel - actual cost, plus a 10% overhead charge. Refundable tickets will be purchased for any necessary travel (unless unavailable). Non-refundable tickets will be purchased upon request or when refundable tickets are unavailable, and shall be reimbursed regardless if the ticket is used for the purpose of the task for which retained.
Lodging, meals, and rental car- reimbursed at actual cost.

Invoicing

monthly or on an interval deemed appropriate
due on receipt
delinquent after thirty days from issuance
interest will accrue on delinquent balances at the maximum rate permitted by law

 

Updated December 17, 2008