I was wondering if anyone knows the typical rate to hire a lawyer for two felony charges, Possession of Stolen Property & Embezzlement.

I have one lined up that's charging $6,000. I just want to know if I'm paying too much.

I live in the state of Nevada if that helps.
He also claims he can keep me out of jail and possibly push down the felonies to a gross misdemeanor.

All lawyers will claim that. The only real way to tell if that is a good rate is to shop around.

I would assume that 6000 is just a retainer, and his hourly hours will be deducted from that.

Around here the normal retainer is 5000 for the to start.

All will make promises

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by alagua719

I was wondering if anyone knows the typical rate to hire a lawyer for two felony charges, Possession of Stolen Property & Embezzlement.

I have one lined up thats charging $6,000. I just want to know if i'm paying too much.

I live in the state of Nevada if that helps.
He also claims he can keep me out of jail and possibly push down the felonies to a gross misdemeanor.

---

Nobody knows what's going to happen but a Judge. This is called puffery.

Anyway - no way to tell if you're paying too much. It doesn't sound out of line to me (I'm in NY) but what are other Attorneys charging?

Also - the fact that he charges more or less doesn't make him better or worse than other Attorneys.