Jeff Merrick, JD, LLM
Attorney at Law

Merrick Law Firm

Fighting for your legal right to monetary compensation.

1-800-970-5327
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Attorney Fees and Costs

Typically, I represent people who cannot afford to pay me by the hour.  So, I accept cases on a “contingent fee.”  That means you do not pay me for my time unless I win money for you. Our attorney-client agreement will specify the percentage of the recovery that I earn.

“Costs” refer to expenses of a case other than attorney or paralegal time.  Litigation involves many costs, including court filing fees, court reporter fees, postage, expert witnesses, medical records, copying costs, etc.  Oregon law specifies that these costs remain the obligation of the client, win or lose. This is the same for every lawyer practicing in Oregon. For those clients who cannot afford to pay litigation costs as we incur them, the costs are paid out of the client’s percentage of the settlement, if any.
 
 
© 2007 by Jeff Merrick, P.C. This website is not legal advice. Merely contacting us does not establish an attorney-client relationship.  We do not solicit clients other than those with Oregon cases.  We serve all Oregon cities including:  Portland, Gresham, Fairview, Troutdale, Hood River, The Dalles, Tigard, Tualatin, Eugene, Salem, Keizer, Woodburn, Wilsonville, Beaverton, Sherwood, Hillsboro, Forest Grove, McMinnville, Dallas, Newberg, Bend, Redmond, Corvallis, Springfield, Lake Oswego, West, Linn, Oregon City, Gladstone, Milwaukie, Canby, Albany, Lebanon, Ashland, Klamath Falls, Roseburg, Medford, Grants Pass, Sutherlin, Coos Bay, Central Point, Lincoln City, Newport, St. Helens, Scappoose, Astoria, Baker City, Pendleton, Hermiston, John Day, Canyon City, Burns, Ontario.  We serve all Oregon counties, including: Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas, Hood River, Jackson, Josephine, Douglas, Klamath, Columbia, Clatsop, Yamhill, Lincoln, Coos, Columbia, Linn, Lane, Polk, Benton, Marion, Malheur, Harney, Baker and Umatilla.