Our Administrative and Hourly Fees

Thomas D. Harper
Mediator/Arbitrator

ADMINISTRATIVE FEE:
$150.00 per party/per day

MEDIATION / ARBITRATION HOURLY FEES:
2 party case: $150.00 Per Party Per Hour
3 party case: $125.00 Per Party Per Hour
4 party case: $110.00 Per Party Per Hour

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Fees are the same for any additional time spent on document review, research, written findings of fact/law and other outside time, if any, necessary to prepare or make an informed award or evaluation.

TRAVEL TIME:
Hearings outside metro Atlanta area - $175.00 per hour for travel time. No other charges for travel. A three-hour minimum hearing length for out-of-town mediations and arbitrations.

ALL CHARGES WILL BE SHARED EQUALLY AMONG ALL PARTIES, UNLESS OTHERWISE AGREED IN WRITING. RATES MAY BE ADJUSTED FOR SPECIAL SITUATIONS. THE FEE IS TO BE AGREED UPON IN ADVANCE.

OUR CONTRACT FOR SERVICES IS WITH THE ATTORNEY(S). WE EXTEND CREDIT, WITH NO ADVANCE DEPOSIT REQUIREMENT, BASED ON THE ATTORNEY'S CREDIT. THE ATTORNEY, IN TURN, COLLECTS FROM HIS/HER CLIENT. THEREFORE, WE EXPECT PAYMENT FROM THE ATTORNEY(S) REGARDLESS OF CLIENT ACTIVITY. ALL FEES MUST BE PAID IN FULL ON EVERY ARBITRATION PRIOR TO THE AWARD BEING PUBLISHED.

*** A FINANCE CHARGE OF 1.50% PER MONTH (18% PER YEAR) WILL BE CHARGED ON BALANCES DUE OVER 45 DAYS.