Our Fees

In some cases we will charge a percentage of what you get, instead of charging an hourly rate. This will only apply to certain types of cases such as human rights and matters before the Small Claims Court. Moreover each case will be carefully reviewed to determined the level of risk. 

Our standard contingency percentage is 30%.

No discounts apply.   

Our firm charges a hourly rate for our work. 

Depending on the type work our rate is $75 to $100 per billable hour of work done. 

This rate will increase substantially if we are required by you to work after hours (after 5pm) and on weekends. 

For all hourly matters we require an upfront retainer fee of $1,500. 

A retainer fee is a fee a client pays to cover the future legal costs.  

On occasion we may take on a pro bono case or we may waive our fees until you win your case. Unfortunately, we are currently not accepting any pro bono cases at this time. 

We are also not accepting clients who pay when they win. 

These decisions unfortunately are based on our own commitments to meet our financial obligations.  

We do offer special discounts for our services. 

This does not include any discounts on any disbursements, reimbursements, court fees or any other costs we pay. 

McMaster University Discount

We presently offer a 15% discount on our fees to all McMaster Students and staff. 

Proof of being a student or staff member is required.  

Hamilton Chamber of Commerce

We presently offer a 15% discount on our fees to all Hamilton Chamber of Commerce Members. Proof of membership is required. 

JusticeNet

We are a member of JusticeNet which is a is a not-for-profit service helping people in need of legal expertise, whose income is too high to access legal aid and too low to afford standard legal fees.  

Proof if eligibility is required.

We reserve the right to cancel this discount program at anytime. 

These discounts can NOT be combine.