Legal Question in Criminal Law in New York

If an attorney is being paid by the hour, then he will usually bill for all the time he devotes to that case, in or out of court. This includes not just the time spent on the record, but the time spent waiting of the case to be called, reviewing papers and researching at the office, and time spent traveling to and from court. However, an attorney and client can agree to a different scheme, if they choose to. Many minor criminal cases, for example, are handled on a flat-fee basis.