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From the record $640,000 jury verdict, with the jury crediting the expert testimony. Hunter v. City of Federal Way, W.D. Wash.
Retention $8,000–$9,000 retainer · 29–33 hours at $275/hr Full case history For Retaining Counsel
Criminal-Defense Support · Court-Appointed Matters

Public-Defender &
Court-Appointed Work

Appointed cases carry the same stakes as retained ones, and they get the same expert: the same record discipline, the same published fees, the same testimony that holds up under cross. Appointed counsel are welcome here.

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The Scope

What this covers.

Within this engagement

  • Public-defender and court-appointed matters
  • Criminal-trial expert testimony
  • Homicide, assault, resisting-arrest, robbery and weapons cases
  • Wrongful-conviction casework
  • Use-of-force and self-defense analysis for the defense
How it is analyzed

The same complete-record method on the published schedule: $8,000 to $9,000 retainer covering 29 to 33 hours at $275 per hour, with court-funding paperwork handled with counsel at retention.

Engagement terms and the published fee schedule: For Retaining Counsel →

From the Record

Related casework.

Criminal defense

State v. Clark

Multnomah County Circuit Court, Oregon

Self-defense testimony for the defense; not guilty on all counts.

Case accounts as published by retaining counsel. No result is promised for any other matter.

Questions

Before the record is sent.

How do appointed-counsel engagements work?
On the published fee schedule, with the funding process worked out with counsel at retention. The analysis and testimony are identical to privately retained matters.
What does retention cost?
A non-refundable retainer of $8,000–$9,000 covering 29–33 hours of discovery review, report writing and conferences at $275 per hour. Most reports are completed within the retainer. The full published schedule is on the For Counsel page.
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Court-appointed matter inquiry

For appointed counsel working within a court-approved budget.

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