| Not Ordinary
Our philosophies start from the recognition that our clients are
the most important part of our business. We strive to put ourselves
in the clients' position and to look at what we would expect or want
from our lawyers, and what would impress us, as the clients, as
being above and beyond ordinary and average. Ordinary and average
are not acceptable compromises to us!
Creative
The legal profession is not often associated with the term
“creative”. Creativity can be seen as the process by which you
operate within certain parameters, including the law, time and other
resources to achieve a more effective or satisfying result for those
having a vested interest in the outcome. The creative solution often
means getting to a position of higher satisfaction and reward.
Team
We strongly believe in the concept of a team and all of our
lawyers, assistants and staff are committed to that philosophy. A
criteria in the selection of members in the firm is the ability to
contribute in a team environment.
As a team, all of our energies and resources are channeled towards
the interests of our clients. Our clients can feel comfortable that
for their specific goals, they too become a member of the team as we
work towards achieving their goals.
Service
We offer our clients a commitment to use our best efforts in
serving their needs. Carroll Fisher Belding is a busy law firm and
the needs and urgencies of clients are not always predictable. Events
such as family emergencies, client deaths, court dates or business
purchase dates are seldom predictable by us and the coincidence of
many such unforeseen demands upon us may affect our availability for
other matters.
Notwithstanding these
additional and unforeseen demands, we are committed to making our
best efforts to meet the expectations of other clients.
Unfortunately, we cannot always do so, but we encourage all clients
to appreciate that it is a constant realignment of priorities and
urgencies and request that they imagine themselves in the position
of the other client who has an urgent, unforeseen legal event occur
or imminent and how much they, as that client, would appreciate that
their lawyer make these adjustments and special efforts on their
behalf at the time of urgent need.
Fees
When you retain our services, you are contracting for our time,
effort, experience and breadth of professional expertise. Our
general policy is to charge for the time we spend providing you with
legal services.
We believe in charges that are fair and reasonable to both parties.
As circumstances may vary dramatically from situation to situation,
we encourage the subject matter of fees and disbursements being
discussed in advance.
For certain types of work, such as real estate, we welcome your
enquiries regarding the anticipated fees and costs for your proposed
transaction. Other matters may be more complex and may require a
more detailed review of your situation prior to our being able to
estimate a fee.
Specific Fees:
Real Estate
-Carroll Fisher Belding real estate
fees list
-Land Titles Office fee schedule
Estates
-QB Rule 74AA
-Current Court Probate Fees are:
$70.00 on the first $10,000.00 value of the estate and then,
$7.00 per $1,000.00 or portion of a $1,000.00 thereafter
Wills and Estate Planning
-Carroll Fisher Belding Wills fees list
Hourly Charges
-Carroll Fisher Belding Hourly Charges
list
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