Perfecting Your Fee Agreement So It Protects You
About this program
Marshall Cole of Nemecek & Cole provides a practical, straightforward guide to drafting fee agreements that truly protect the attorney. The program covers the essential clauses, ethical requirements, and risk-management strategies that keep lawyers out of fee disputes and disciplinary trouble, while highlighting the recurring pitfalls that undermine enforceability. Attorneys will learn how to tighten their agreements, avoid ambiguity, and structure terms that reduce exposure from the outset.
This OnDemand CLE program earns 1 hour of General credit in California. It aired February 10, 2026 and features Marshall R. Cole.
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