FEE

Basics of lawyer remuneration & advisory assistance

The amount of the lawyer's remuneration results either from the Lawyers' Remuneration Act (RVG) or from a remuneration agreement. Remuneration agreements are always possible instead of billing the statutory fees. However, the regulations of Sections 49b BRAO and 3a ff. RVG must be observed. In legal proceedings, however, the statutory fees cannot be reduced through agreements. It is possible to agree on a higher remuneration than the statutory remuneration at any time.
Legal fees:

The Lawyers' Remuneration Act initially consists of the legal text and also the remuneration list. The legal text contains the general fee regulations, the remuneration list contains the individual fee elements. In the areas of civil, administrative and social law, fees are calculated based on the value of the item. In other legal areas, so-called framework fees regularly apply.You can also find more information on the homepage of the Federal Bar Association.

Initial consultation and consultation billing:

In the event that our activities for you consist of a simple and exclusively oral one-off consultation, costs of a maximum of EUR 190.00 (plus VAT of 19%) will be incurred. These do not depend on the length of the consultation, but are due as a flat rate unless otherwise agreed in writing before the consultation.

Advice help:

If you meet the requirements for approval of advisory assistance, you can receive legal advice and representation from us in all matters, including as part of the advisory assistance.

If counseling assistance is approved, you must after To receive the so-called “authorization certificate” for advisory assistance, simply make an appointment for a meeting through our office and bring your own contribution of EUR 15.00 as required by law to the appointment. We will then do the rest for you.

You can find further details on the topic in our section Advisory assistance.

If you have any questions, just give us a call or use our contact form .
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