Alternative Fee Arrangements

Bickel & Brewer has been an innovator in developing new ways of pricing legal services to promote greater accountability, predictability and efficiency than clients are accustomed to seeing. Bickel & Brewer will, on occasion, offer fee structures that are unique among law firms providing dispute resolution services to major corporations and commercial enterprises in the most significant cases.

 

Bickel & Brewer earned widespread acclaim in the early 1990s for its innovative alternative fee arrangements (AFAs). The firm has long believed that law firms should be compensated based upon results, not just the number of hours worked. AFAs define the goals of the engagement, provide fee reductions to the client, and provide incentives for the firm, thus making the firm and client partners in the litigation process.

 

While the firm handles many cases on a strict hourly fee arrangement, it will continue to explore AFAs. These pricing arrangements are often an attractive option for clients involved in complex commercial litigation.