Attorney Fee Disputes
Guidance on Attorney Flat-Fee Agreements
December 20, 2015
In re Gilbert, 346 P.3d 1018 (Colo. 2015), the Colorado Supreme Court clarified how lawyers should proceed with flat-fee agreements, specifically related to benchmarks in those agreements. The Court said that attorneys should include benchmarks in flat-fee agreements to help delineate when portions of the flat fee has been earned in the event the representation […]