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CONDITIONS.  \nThis agreement will not take effect, and Attorney will have no obligation to provide legal services, until Client returns a signed copy of this Agreement and pays the deposit called for under paragraph three.  \n2. SCOPE AND DUTIES.  \nClient hires Attorney for the purpose of .  \nAttorney shall provide those legal services reasonably required to represent Client, and shall take reasonable steps to keep Client informed of progress and to respond to Client’s inquiries. Clientshall be truthful with Attorney, cooperate in the preparation and trial of the case, appear on reasonable notice for depositions and Court appearances, keep Attorney informed of developments, abide by this Agreement, pay Attorney’s bills on time and keep Attorney advised of Client’s address, telephone number, and whereabouts. Client agrees not to compromise the claim without discussing the matter with Attorney, in advance, and Attorney is not authorized to compromise the claim without Client’s consent.  \nOTHER TERMS: None.  \n3. DEPOSIT.  \nClient agrees to pay Attorney a retainer fee deposit at the time Attorney is hired, which money is tobe held in trust. A normal retainer fee deposit is $10,000 .00. Such retainer and any other such replenishing payments, must be remitted to the Firm Administrator for deposit. Cases in which hearing dates are already set and pending, or that will otherwise require extraordinary immediate efforts, may require a larger retainer fee deposit, which is specified at the end of Section 2 below if applicable.  \nClient hereby authorizes Attorney to withdraw sums from the trust account to pay the costs, expenses, and fees for legal services incurred in Client’s case. However, it is intended that the retainer fee deposit will be held and used as a security deposit until the conclusion of the case and Client’s payment of all outstanding costs, expenses, and fees for legal services. Attorney will charge all costs, expenses, and fees for legal services incurred during each monthly billing cycle against the retainer fee deposit, and all such charges against Client’s account are to be replenished within 14 days from the date of mailing of each Semi-Monthly statement. Failure by the Client to replenish the original retainer fee deposit to its original amount within 14 days ofreceipt of the statement will be cause for Attorney to withdraw from the case.  \nIn other words, Client agrees to pay Attorney in advance for all work to be performed, by maintaining at all times a retainer fee deposit which is tobe replenished within 14 days of the SemiMonthly statement, each statement, during the course of Attorney’s representation.  \nThe retainer fee deposit is fully refundable. Any money not used for costs, expenses, and fees for legal services will be refunded to the Client at the conclusion of the case.  \nIn addition to the Semi-Monthly replenishment of the initial retainer fee deposit, Attorney may from time to time require additional deposits of retainer funds in anticipation of an evidentiary hearing, lengthy deposition, trial, or other large cost, whenever Attorney reasonably believes that the sum on retainer is insufficient to cover the expected costs, expenses, and fees for legal services likely to be incurred through the next billing cycle. Client’s failure to deposit such an additional retainer by the specified date will be cause for Attorney to withdraw from the case.  \nNo portion of any “flat fee” specified in this Agreement for specific items will be refunded, even if the accrued costs and fees are less than the non-refundable fee.  \n4. CONTACTS AND COMMUNICATION.  \nClient acknowledges that the normal operation of Attorney’s office has been explained, and specifically ","cbCaiqr33rDJGf6V","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiqr33rDJGf6V","pdf",82788,9,"English","# Agreement to Employ Attorney\n## Conditions\n## Scope and Duties\n## Deposit\n## Contacts and Communication","[{\"question\":\"When does the agreement take effect and legal services begin?\",\"answer\":\"The agreement does not take effect until the client returns a signed copy and pays the deposit required under the deposit terms.\"},{\"question\":\"How is the retainer deposit held and used?\",\"answer\":\"The deposit is held in trust and used as security for the case. 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