Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Pennsylvania

I've been a defendant in a civil suit these past 5 years and after a recent deposition I received a bill from my attorney for $608 which he said was my share of the deposition fees, but I later found out it was for copies of the deposition which he requested; for what purpose I have no idea because altho' we have discussed a countersuit, he has made it clear he does not intend to be the attorney doing it. is this fee really my responsibility even tho' I did not authorize his getting them. if I chose to countersue I know these will be necessary for the new attorney and then I'll have to pay for them all over again. and if I do have to pay for them as part of his legal fees can paying him $100 a month suffice legally. I'm 75 and live on Social Security. .Last month I paid him $500 (his fee for going to the depositon, but money doesn't come in as rapidly as he expects it to go out). thank you


Asked on 6/04/10, 4:07 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Rachel Hunter

First, you have an attorney and it is not ethical for me to be second-guessing your attorney. You should be asking him why he needed a copy of your deposition. There can be many reasons why the deposition was requested that relate to your defense. They are part of your file. If you pay for them, I do not see wht the attorney will not provide your new attorney a copy for the civil suit. Perhaps he will charge you a small fee for copying - it. How long is it? As for payig him, again, talk to your attorney about a payment plan. Most attorneys understand and will try to wrok with you. It is exepensive to sue clients and no attorney really wants to do that.

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Answered on 6/15/10, 6:12 am


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