Running Small Law Firms Brings Challenges, Benefits for Oklahoma Attorneys

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Some small Oklahoma law firms are not following the trend of smaller practices and solo legal practitioners opting for flat-fee arrangements with clients.

How to set fees is just one key decision that Tim McKinney of Guthrie has had to wrestle with as a new attorney.

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Running Small Law Firms Brings Challenges, Benefits for Oklahoma Attorneys

"It's my opinion that anybody that tells you they're doing a flat fee is still basing that upon experience and how many hours they think it will take," said McKinney, in practice since October 2005.

McKinney said he would be surprised if many flat fees are being quoted for contested divorce cases, for ...

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