Types of Legal Costs
Created by FindLaw's team of legal writers and editors | Last updated June 20, 2016
There area number of costs that may appear on your lawyer's bill. Some lawyers may charge for these costs separately. Other lawyers may lump the expenses together as a separate item on your bill, while others may include some of these costs in their fee. Be sure to find out before you hire your lawyer if these types of costs are included and whether they will be itemized on your bill. Costs in addition to the lawyer's time may include:
- Filing Fees and Court Costs
- Photocopying
- Telephone and Postage Charges
- Paralegal Time
- Messengers
- Computer or Research Related Costs
- Secretarial and Staff Time
- Deposition and Court Reporter Costs
- Facsimiles (faxes)
- Experts, Consultants, and Witness Fees
- Investigators
- Process Servers (delivery of legal documents relating to case)
- Travel Expenses
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