Fee Schedule

(effective 2-1-2026)

Attorney:

Attorney – first year	$250 per hour
Attorney from one to three years LP	$325 per hour
Attorney from three to eight years LP	$365 per hour
Attorney from eight to fifteen years LP	$395 per hour
Attorney from fifteen to twenty-five years LP	$450 per hour
Attorney with twenty-five or more years LP	$485 per hour

 

Staff:

Law clerk (college graduate)	$75 per hour
Law clerk (2d or 3d year law school student)	$95 per hour
Legal assistant or paralegal (nonattorney)	$135 per hour
Law clerk (law school graduate)	$175 per hour

Cost Schedule

Item Charge

Photocopying (per page)	$.20
Scan documents (per page)*	$.20
Travel outside Orange County	$.20 per mile
Travel over 150 miles	At cost for business class plus per diem
Long distance	Calls at cost
Fax received (per page)	$.25
Fax sent (per page)	$1.00
Messenger	At cost+
Mailing	At cost+
Filing fees	At cost
Deposition fees	At cost
Investigator fees	At cost
Outside copy service fees	At cost+
Expert consulting and witness fees	At cost
Online search and retrieval	At cost+
Printing emails, attachments to emails or legal research per page	$.20

_{The above charges shall apply to scanning the file and any of its pages. However, while a law firm reserves the right to scan, the law firm is not obligated to do so, whether during the time law firm is representing the client or upon closing of the case or matter.}

_{Finance charge: All bills that are not paid within 20 days of the date of the bill shall be subject to a finance charge of 10% per annum simple interest to accrue from the first day of the month in which the bill was sent. Per diem: If travel exceeds 30 miles, a per diem shall be added of $95.00 per day, plus first-class hotel, and car rental, if necessary. AT COST+ means that the law firm reserves the right to add 10% to the cost to cover the law firm’s administrative expense regarding the item.}