Lawyer-Client Fixed-Fee Agreement Template Page 3
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arbitration at the LSBA and AAA websites. To provide these
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opportunities, this paragraph shall not be effective until 21 days after
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signing. If Client does not wish this paragraph to become effective,
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Client shall within this 21-day period provide written notice to
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Lawyer via certified United States mail, return-receipt requested.
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Retention, Delivery and Destruction of Files. Lawyer will scan and store all Client files in
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electronic PDF format and destroy all hard-copy (paper) files given to or received by
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Lawyer immediately after scanning. All files will be stored “in the cloud” using widely-
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used providers such as SugarSync and Dropbox. Lawyer and Client understand that there
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are risks to confidentiality associated with this means of data/document storage. Lawyer
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will store at Lawyer’s expense all relevant PDF files relating to Matter for a period of up
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to one (1) year following termination of Lawyer’s representation. Lawyer may thereafter
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destroy all of Client’s files without further notice to Client. In addition, Lawyer will store
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all relevant PDF files relating to property of Client that Lawyer has held in trust for a
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period of five (5) years and may thereafter destroy same without further notice to Client.
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Client may request in writing that Lawyer make available to Client or the Client’s
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designee any PDF files in Lawyer’s possession that have not been destroyed. Within
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seven (7) days of receipt of such request, Lawyer shall make electronic (not hard-copy)
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files available for download.
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6.
Communication. Lawyer and Client will communicate with one another using
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unencrypted email and cellular telephones. Both understand that there are risks to
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confidentiality associated with these means of communication.
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7.
No Guarantee. Client acknowledges that Lawyer has made no guarantee regarding the
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disposition of any phase of this case. During the course of representation, Lawyer may
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provide Client with his candid advice and professional predictions regarding how the
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Matter may be resolved by a jury or other finder of fact. In so doing, Lawyer makes no
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guarantee regarding the outcome.
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Governing Law. This agreement shall be governed by the law of the State of Louisiana.
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Complete Agreement, Amendment and Severability. This is the complete agreement
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between Lawyer and Client with regard to matters addressed herein. Any changes or
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amendments to this Agreement and any future agreement(s) as to Costs and/or Fees owed
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under this Agreement must be set forth in a writing signed by the parties in order to be
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effective. There are no oral agreements of any kind relating to Lawyer’s representation of
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Client. If any portion of this Agreement, or any portion of any paragraph of this
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Agreement, is declared invalid, the remaining portions shall be given full effect.
Lawyer ____________
Client(s) ____________
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