I am involved in a wrongful termination case which is headed for arbitration. I have been shown various pieces of material evidence (letter, documents, etc) that my former employer has acquired to use against me. My lawyer has copies of the evidence. My question is am I personally permitted to have my own copies of this evidence? I have questioned my attorney about it and the issue always seems to be skirted somehow.

If your lawyer is not providing you with copies of evidence he has gotten then maybe you need a new lawyer. Your ex-employer has copies and your lawyer has copies and you have sen the copies, your lawyer should make you copies upon your request. There is no reason for him to not do so.

Yes, your lawyer should give you copies of whatever you ask for. However, just be aware that he may charge you an arm and a leg for copying fees. Are you paying him a fee or is he working on contingency?

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Originally Posted by ebaines

Yes, your lawyer should give you copies of whatever you ask for. However, just be aware that he may charge you an arm and a leg for copying fees. Are you paying him a fee or is he working on contingency?

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The copying charge doesn't depend on that. If you have a written contract with your attorney it should specify how much he may charge per copy.

Thank you all so very, very much for your responses. My lawyer has been provided to me by my union as I was an employee working under contract. Hence, I'm not directly paying him--my union dues are. I wanted to assure that I was entitled to copies before I became more demanding because I'm really not thrilled with him. As for paying for copies, I guess I'll cross that bridge when I get there. Thanks again immensely.

My attorney agreement calls for $0.15 per page, don't know if that's common or not.

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Originally Posted by ballengerb1

My attorney agreement calls for $0.15 per page, don't know if thats common or not.

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A quarter per page is also common.

Not unreasonable, actually. Someone has to eat up time standing over a copying machine.

The best way to handle it IPO is to mark the pages you want to copy and just ask that they be copied. Be selective, in other words. People are more apt to demand a copying fee if you ask for everything in the file.